Efficient blue conversion from a 1064 nm microchip laser in long photonic crystal fiber tapers for fluorescence microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 16640-16645

  Kudlinski, A ^a   Lelek, M ^b   Barviau, B ^a   Audry, L ^b   Mussot, A ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

1064 NM; BIO PHOTONICS; COLOR IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL; MICROCHIP LASERS; OUTPUT POWER; SUPERCONTINUUM SOURCES; WIDE-FIELD MICROSCOPIES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON;

COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTONS;

EID: 77955649001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.016640     Document Type: Article

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