Title :
A six-color four-laser mobile platform for multi-spectral fluorescence imaging endoscopy
Author :
Black, John ; Tate, Tyler ; Keenan, Molly ; Swan, Elizabeth ; Utzinger, Urs ; Barton, Jennifer
Author_Institution :
Glannaventa, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
A Q-switched alexandrite laser is frequency doubled and tripled to the ultraviolet, combined with 3 visible wavelengths, and fiber coupled to form the illumination source for a micro-endoscope designed for minimally invasive ovarian cancer screening.
Keywords :
Q-switching; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; endoscopes; laser applications in medicine; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; Q-switched alexandrite laser; fiber; frequency doubling; frequency tripling; illumination source; microendoscope; minimally invasive ovarian cancer screening; multispectral fluorescence imaging endoscopy; six-color four-laser mobile platform; Cavity resonators; Imaging; Laser beams; Optical design; Optical fibers; Optical harmonic generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
