Title :
Subharmonic synchronization of picosecond lasers for stimulated Raman scattering microscopy
Author :
Umemura, Wataru ; Ozeki, Yasuyuki ; Fujita, Kenta ; Fukui, Kiichi ; Itoh, Kazuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. & Life Sci., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
A 38-MHz picosecond Yb-fiber laser is successfully synchronized to a 76-MHz picosecond Ti:sapphire laser with electronic phase comparators and an intra-cavity electro-optic modulator for high-contrast, label-free imaging with stimulated Raman scattering.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; biomedical materials; fibre lasers; laser applications in medicine; modulators; optical microscopy; sapphire; synchronisation; titanium; ytterbium; Ti:Al2O3; Yb; electronic phase comparators; frequency 38 MHz; frequency 76 MHz; intracavity electrooptic modulator; label-free imaging; picosecond fiber laser; sapphire laser; stimulated Raman scattering microscopy; subharmonic synchronization; Jitter; Microscopy; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
