Title :
Double-clad photonic-crystal-fiber based scanning microscopy
Author :
Ye, Jing Yong ; Myaing, Mon Thiri ; Norris, Theodore B. ; Thomas, Thommey P. ; Majoros, Istvan ; Kotlyar, Alina ; Baker, James R., Jr. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Bouwmans, G. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We report the development of a novel double-clad photonic-crystal-fiber based multiphoton scanning microscope, which has a number of advantages over conventional scanning microscopes.
Keywords :
biological techniques; optical fibres; optical microscopy; photonic crystals; conventional scanning microscopes; double-clad photonic-crystal-fiber; multiphoton scanning microscopy; Biological information theory; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Focusing; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical microscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202175