Optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy using novel high-repetition-rate passively Q-switched microchip and fiber lasers

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Shi, Wei ^a   Kerr, Shaun ^a   Utkin, Ilya ^a   Ranasinghesagara, Janaka ^a   Pan, Lei ^a   Godwal, Yogesh ^a   Zemp, Roger J ^a   Fedosejevs, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Microchip laser; Photoacoustic microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DETECTION; HIGH PULSE REPETITION RATE; HIGH REPETITION RATE; IMAGING SPEED; IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; IN-VIVO; LASER SYSTEMS; MICROCHIP LASERS; OPTICAL FOCUSING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED; PHANTOM STUDIES; PULSE DURATIONS; REALTIME IMAGING; SCANNING SPEED; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURES;

COPYING; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHING; SCANNING;

PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; SOLID STATE LASER; STATISTICS;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 79952511446     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3502661     Document Type: Article

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