Fiber lasers for CARS microscopy

F. W. Wise; K. Kieu; Brian Saar; Gary Holtom; Sunney Xie

doi:10.1117/12.817128

25 February 2009 Fiber lasers for CARS microscopy

F. W. Wise, K. Kieu, Brian Saar, Gary Holtom, Sunney Xie

Proceedings Volume 7183, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences IX; 718318 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817128
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We report a fiber-based high-power picosecond laser system for coherent Raman microscopy (CRM). This source generates 3-ps pulses with 6 W average power at 1030 nm. Frequency-doubling yields more than 2 W of green light, which can be used to pump a commercial optical parametric oscillator to produce the pump and Stokes beams for CRM. The design and performance of the laser are described, along with an application to CARS imaging.

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F. W. Wise, K. Kieu, Brian Saar, Gary Holtom, and Sunney Xie "Fiber lasers for CARS microscopy", Proc. SPIE 7183, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences IX, 718318 (25 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817128

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