• DocumentCode
    1942892
  • Title

    Polarization-sensitive second harmonic imaging of collagen fibers in biological tissue

  • Author

    Beop-Min Kim ; Stoller, P.C. ; Reiser, K.M. ; Rubenchik, A.M. ; Da Silva, L.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Med. Technol. Program, Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    The second order nonlinear optical properties and orientation of collagen fibers were measured simultaneously using polarization modulation and phase sensitive detection.
  • Keywords
    bio-optics; biological techniques; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; electro-optical modulation; laser applications in medicine; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; polarisability; proteins; biological tissue; collagen fibers; electro-optic modulator; femtosecond beam; fiber orientation; phase sensitive detection; polarization modulation; polarization-sensitive second harmonic imaging; rat-tail tendon; second order nonlinear optical properties; second order nonlinear polarizability; Animal structures; Biological tissues; Electrooptic modulators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Tendons; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967876
  • Filename
    967876