• DocumentCode
    500460
  • Title

    Sub-diffraction limited CARS microscopy— A theoretical investigation

  • Author

    Beeker, Willem P. ; Gross, Petra ; Lee, Chris J. ; Cleff, Carsten ; Offerhaus, Herman L. ; Fallnich, Carsten ; Herek, Jennifer L. ; Boller, Klaus J.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Phys. & Nonlinear Opt. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The possibility of obtaining sub-diffraction limited spatial resolution with label-free imaging, based on coherent anti-Stokes Raman (CARS) microscopy, is investigated numerically. Like STED, CARS emission is strongly suppressed by applying an additional light field.
  • Keywords
    coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; image resolution; optical microscopy; STED; coherent antiStokes Raman microscopy; label-free imaging; spatial resolution; subdiffraction limited CARS microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; (300.6230) Spectroscopy, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; (350.5730) Resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225853