DocumentCode
3013871
Title
Very efficient fluorescent background suppression in confocal Raman microscopy
Author
Yakovlev, V.V.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Time-gated optical imaging is employed for the first time to achieve confocal Raman microscopy. The innovative laser design and a careful selection of the Kerr-gate material allows to reduce fluorescent background by 1000 times.
Keywords
Raman spectra; biomedical optical imaging; fluorescence; image denoising; laser applications in medicine; medical image processing; optical Kerr effect; optical microscopy; Kerr-gate material; confocal Raman microscopy; fluorescent background suppression; laser design; medical imaging; time-gated optical imaging; Fluorescence; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Raman scattering; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy; Zinc oxide;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453098
Filename
4453098
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