Title :
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic crystal fiber based light source
Author :
Paulsen, Henrik Norgaard ; Thogersen, Jan ; Keiding, Søren Rud ; Larsen, Jakob Juul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Arhus, Denmark
Abstract :
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy is demonstrated using a light source consisting of the output from a photonic crystal fiber pumped by a standard Ti:sapphire oscillator and the fundamental oscillator beam.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; aluminium compounds; light sources; optical fibres; optical materials; optical microscopy; optical pumping; photonic crystals; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy; fundamental oscillator beam; light source; photonic crystal fiber; standard Ti:sapphire oscillator; Laser excitation; Light sources; Molecular beam applications; Molecular beams; Optical microscopy; Photonic crystal fibers; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
