Title :
Development of Transient Absorption Ultrasonic Microscopy
Author :
Shelton, Ryan L. ; Applegate, Brian E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a novel hybrid imaging modality, Transient Absorption Ultrasonic Microscopy, that integrates nonlinear absorption with photoacoustic detection to achieve high resolution absorption imaging. Basic principles and recent progress will be discussed.
Keywords :
light absorption; nonlinear optics; optical microscopy; photoacoustic effect; high resolution absorption imaging; hybrid imaging modality; nonlinear absorption; photoacoustic detection; transient absorption ultrasonic microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Image resolution; Microscopy; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
