Title :
Ultrafast excitation of quantum dots with a fibre laser for deep tissue imaging
Author :
Streed, E.W. ; Petrasiunas, M.J. ; Wood, Jo ; Kielpinski, D.
Author_Institution :
Centre For Quantum Dynamics, Griffith Univ., Nathan, QLD, Australia
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Fluorescence from three photon absorption was observed in CdSe quantum dots excited with ultrashort pulses from a telecom band Erbium fibre laser. Reduced scattering at longer wavelengths makes this approach interesting for deep tissue imaging.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; cadmium compounds; erbium; fibre lasers; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; multiphoton spectra; semiconductor quantum dots; wide band gap semiconductors; CdSe; deep tissue imaging; fluorescence; quantum dots; telecom band erbium fibre laser; three-photon absorption; ultrafast excitation; ultrashort pulses; Fluorescence; Imaging; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Photonics; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600624
