Title :
Non-linear evanescent-field imaging
Author :
Oheim, Martin ; Schapper, Florian
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Neurophysiol. & New Mcroscopies, Ecole Superieure de Phys. et de Chimie Ind., Paris, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The cell surface is a 2-D membrane compartment relaying most cellular signals. We use multiparameter evanescent-field imaging and nonlinear optical methods to image near-membrane molecular distribution and orientation changes associated with these signalling processes.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomedical imaging; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; fluorescence; molecular orientation; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; 2-D membrane; SHG signal; biological signalling processes; cellular signals; fluorescence; molecular orientation changes; multiparameter evanescent-field imaging; near-membrane molecular distribution; nonlinear evanescent-field imaging; nonlinear optical methods; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomembranes; Fluorescence; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134053
