Title :
Nonlinear optical fiber endomicroscopy towards clinical applications
Author :
Yuying Zhang ; Wenxuan Liang ; Akins, M.L. ; Ming-Jun Li ; Luby-Phelps, K. ; Mahendroo, Mala ; Xingde Li
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We present recent advances on scanning endomicroscopy technologies which can perform nonlinear optical imaging with an ultracompact fiber-optic platform of a 2mm diameter. Two-photon fluorescence and SHG imaging of unstained biological tissues will be reported.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; endoscopes; fluorescence; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; two-photon spectra; SHG imaging; clinical applications; nonlinear optical fiber endomicroscopy; nonlinear optical imaging; scanning endomicroscopy technology; size 2 mm; two-photon fluorescence; ultracompact fiber-optic platform; unstained biological tissues; Fluorescence; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359304
