Title :
Improvements in multi-photon laser scanning microscopy using photonic crystal fibre
Author :
McConnell, Gail ; Riis, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We report a powerful system based on microstructured fibres that improves upon incumbent multiphoton microscopy instrumentation. Applied to biological specimens, more than a 7-fold increase in fluorescence yield was observed when compared with commercial systems.
Keywords :
biological techniques; fluorescence; laser beam applications; multiphoton processes; optical fibres; optical microscopy; photonic crystals; biological specimens; fluorescence yield; laser scanning microscopy; microstructured fibres; multiphoton microscopy; photonic crystal fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
