Title :
Cr:Forsterite laser based beam-scanning multi-photon multi-harmonic endoscope with higher efficiencies
Author :
Chan, Ming-Che ; Tseng, Chien-Hung ; Wen, Yu-Chieh ; Sun, Chi-Kuang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a beam scanning multi-photon multi-harmonic endoscope based on a flexible fiber bundle. Excited by a femtosecond Cr:Forsterite laser, multi-photon multi-harmonic excitation efficiencies are recovered without any external devices.
Keywords :
chromium; endoscopes; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; magnesium compounds; MgSiO4:Cr; femtosecond laser; flexible fiber bundle; laser based beam; multiphoton multiharmonic endoscope; scanning endoscope; Endoscopes; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; 110.2350(Fiber optics imaging); 170.2150(Endoscopic Imaging); 180.2520(Fluorescence microscopy);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628307
