The Use of Optical Parametric Oscillator for Harmonic Generation and Two-Photon UV Fluorescence Microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Kao, Fu Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intra cavity doubling; Laser scanning microscopy; Optical parametric oscillator; Second harmonic generation; Third harmonic generation; Two photon excitation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LASER EXCITATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PHASE MATCHING; PHOTONS; SAPPHIRE; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

DOUBLINGS; HARMONICS GENERATION; INTRA-CAVITY DOUBLING; INTRACAVITIES; LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; THIRD-HARMONIC GENERATION; TWO PHOTON; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET; UV FLUORESCENCE;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; OSCILLATOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TOOTH; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 1642538967     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20026     Document Type: Article

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