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
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