Title :
New advances of nonlinear optical microscopy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
Multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy that integrates coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, second harmonic generation, and two-photon excited fluorescence is becoming an essential tool for tissue biology. Applications to white matter, atherosclerosis, obesity, and cancer are demonstrated.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; brain; cancer; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; fluorescence; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; atherosclerosis; cancer; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; nonlinear optical microscopy; obesity; second harmonic generation; tissue biology; two-photon excited fluorescence; white matter; Atherosclerosis; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688506
