Sub-diffraction resolution pump-probe microscopy with shot-noise limited sensitivity using laser diodes

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 9024-9032

  Miyazaki, Jun ^a,b   Tsurui, Hiromichi ^c   Hayashi Takagi, Akiko ^b,d   Kasai, Haruo ^b,d   Kobayashi, Takayoshi ^a,b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NEURONS;

BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; EXCITED STATE ABSORPTION; GROUND STATE ABSORPTION; INDUCED TRANSMISSION; INTENSITY-MODULATED; LIMITED SENSITIVITY; PUMP-PROBE MICROSCOPIES; RESOLUTION IMAGING;

PROBES;

ANIMAL; DEVICES; DIODE LASER; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NOISE;

ANIMALS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MICE; MICROSCOPY; NOISE;

EID: 84899023728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.009024     Document Type: Article

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