Title :
Flexible Scanning MicroEndoscope for Two-photon Fluorescence and SHG Imaging
Author :
Li, Xiaoli ; Leng, Yuxin ; MacDonald, Daniel ; Wang, Danling ; Cobb, Michael ; Warsen, Addie ; Li, Xingde
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Abstract :
We report an all-fiber-optic approach for beam delivery, collection, scanning and dispersion management in a microendoscope for nonlinear optical imaging. Preliminary result of ex vivo rat tail tendon imaging is presented.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; endoscopes; fluorescence; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; two-photon spectra; SHG imaging; all-fiber-optic approach; beam collection; beam delivery; beam dispersion management; beam scanning; flexible scanning microendoscope; nonlinear optical imaging; rat tail tendon imaging; two-photon fluorescence; Biological tissues; Endoscopes; Fluorescence; High-resolution imaging; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Ultrafast optics;
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.2007.4452970
