Nonlinear coherent four-wave-mixing in optical microscopy

Author

Potma, E.O. ; de Boeij, W.P. ; Wiersma, D.A.

Author_Institution

Ultra Laser & Spectroscopy Lab., Groningen Univ., Netherlands

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only. We present a detailed theoretical analysis of the imaging properties of coherent nonlinear microscopes. We have developed a model that allows calculation of the generation and propagation of coherent signals under high numerical aperture (NA) conditions without invoking the slowly varying envelope approximation. Based on calculations of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) signals it is shown that diffraction effects play a prominent role in the spatial distribution of the coherent signal intensity.

Keywords

coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; light coherence; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; CARS; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; coherent nonlinear microscopes; coherent signal intensity; coherent signals; diffraction effects; high numerical aperture; imaging properties; nonlinear coherent four-wave-mixing; optical microscopy; slowly varying envelope approximation; spatial distribution; Apertures; Diffraction; Image analysis; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910000

Filename

910000