Extension of imaging depth in two-photon fluorescence microscopy using a long-wavelength high-pulse-energy femtosecond laser source

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-183

  Wang, C ^a   Qiao, L ^a   He, F ^a   Cheng, Y ^a   Xu, Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Femtosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA); Femtosecond oscillator; Femtosecond regenerative amplifier; Imaging depth; Two photon fluorescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PHOTONS;

FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER; FEMTOSECOND OSCILLATORS; FEMTOSECOND REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER; FEMTOSECONDS; HIGH PULSE ENERGY; IMAGING DEPTH; LONG WAVELENGTH; REGENERATIVER AMPLIFIERS; TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXCITATION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER; FEMTOSECOND OSCILLATOR; FEMTOSECOND REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 79960416731     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03492.x     Document Type: Article

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