Abstract
We report a fiber-based high-power picosecond laser system for coherent Raman microscopy (CRM). This source generates 3-ps pulses with 6 W average power at 1030 nm. Frequency-doubling yields more than 2 W of green light, which can be used to pump a commercial optical parametric oscillator to produce the pump and Stokes beams for CRM. The design and performance of the laser are described, along with an application to CARS imaging.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 718318 |
| Journal | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
| Volume | 7183 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences IX - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 25 2009 → Jan 27 2009 |
Keywords
- CARS
- Fiber optics
- Nonlinear microscopy
- Picosecond laser
- Pulse propagation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Biomaterials
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging