Papers Published

1. Li, B; Claytor, KE; Yuan, H; Vo-Dinh, T; Warren, WS; Fischer, MC, Multicontrast nonlinear optical microscopy with a compact and rapid pulse shaper, Optics Letters, vol. 37 no. 13 (July, 2012), pp. 2763-2763, Optica Publishing Group [22743521], [doi] .
   (last updated on 2024/11/04)

   Abstract:
   Homodyne detection can dramatically enhance measurement sensitivity for weak signals. In nonlinear optical microscopy it can make accessible a range of novel, intrinsic, contrast like nonlinear absorption and nonlinear phase contrast. Here a compact and rapid pulse shaper is developed, implemented, and demonstrated for homodyne detection in nonlinear microscopy with high-repetition rate mode-locked femtosecond lasers. With this method we generate two-photon absorption (TPA) and self-phase modulation images of gold nanostars in biological samples. Simultaneous imaging of two-photon luminescence and TPA also enables us to produce two-photon quantum yield images.