Title :
Two-photon fluorescence imaging with 30 fs laser system tunable around 1 micron
Author :
Resan, Bojan ; Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo ; Kurmulis, Sarah ; Licea-Rodriguez, Jacob ; Brunner, Frank ; Rohrbacher, Andreas ; Ammann, Hubert ; Artigas, David ; Loza-Alvarez, Pablo ; Weingarten, Kurt J.
Author_Institution :
Time-Bandwidth Products AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We performed high signal-to-noise ratio TPF imaging of mouse intestine with a laser system exhibiting 30 fs tunable within 800-1200 nm, 50 mW average power, based on a compact Yb-doped laser seeding a microstructured fiber.
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; fibre lasers; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; laser applications in medicine; laser noise; laser tuning; two-photon spectra; ytterbium; compact Yb-doped laser seeding; high signal-to-noise ratio TPF imaging; laser system; microstructured fiber; mouse intestine; power 50 mW; time 30 fs; two-photon fluorescence imaging; wavelength 800 nm to 1200 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Microscopy; Oscillators; Power lasers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
