DocumentCode :
448250
Title :
An electronically tunable ultrafast laser source applied to fluorescence imaging and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Author :
Lanigan, P.M.P. ; Dunsby, C. ; McGinty, J. ; Elson, D.S. ; Requejo-lsidro, J. ; Munro, I. ; Galletly, N. ; Treanor, B. ; Önfelt, B. ; McCann, F. ; Davis, D.M. ; Neil, M.A.A. ; French, P.M.W.
Author_Institution :
Imperial Coll., UK
Volume :
2
fYear :
2005
fDate :
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage :
1366
Abstract :
We demonstrate that spectral selection from a supercontinuum generated in a microstructured fibre can provide a continuously electronically tunable ultrafast spatially coherent source for confocal microscopy and both scanning and wide field fluorescence lifetime imaging.
Keywords :
fluorescence spectroscopy; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; light sources; optical fibres; optical microscopy; supercontinuum generation; confocal microscopy; electronically tunable ultrafast laser source; microstructured fibre; spatially coherent source; spectral selection; supercontinuum generation; wide field fluorescence lifetime imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Electron microscopy; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical imaging; Photonic crystal fibers; Supercontinuum generation; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202127
Filename :
1573193
Link To Document :
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