Title :
Rapid detection of cryptosporidium parvum oocysts using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy
Author :
Murugkar, Sangeeta ; Carrasco, Silvia ; Evans, Conor ; Xie, X. Sunney ; Anis, Hanan
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa
Abstract :
We demonstrate the application of CARS microscopy for the rapid, label-free detection of water-borne pathogen, Cryptosporidium parvum at the single oocyst level. Polarization sensitivity in E-CARS images can be used to positively identify the oocysts.
Keywords :
coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; water pollution measurement; CARS; Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy; polarization sensitivity; rapid pathogen detection; water-borne pathogen; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemicals; Cryptography; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452969
