• DocumentCode
    2235191
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950423