• DocumentCode
    3187143
  • Title

    Low-repetition rate CARS-microscopy: biomedical applications

  • Author

    Thogersen, J. ; Jorgensen, P. ; Keiding, S.R. ; Nilsson, H.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Aarhus
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    172
  • Abstract
    We have constructed a microscope based on coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering using a regeneratively amplified femtosecond laser operating at 1 kHz. So far CARS-microscopes have primarily been constructed using high repetition rate laser systems operating above 1 MHz. The present microscope demonstrates very high spatial resolution with a minimum of thermal load on the samples. Preliminary results of CARS- microscopy on cornea-samples and cellular structures are presented.
  • Keywords
    cellular biophysics; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; eye; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; optical microscopy; 1 kHz; CARS-microscopy; amplified femtosecond laser; biomedical applications; cellular structures; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; cornea-samples; high repetition rate laser systems; microscope; spatial resolution; thermal load; Laser tuning; Microscopy; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Thermal loading; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314029
  • Filename
    1314029