Increasing brightness in multiphoton microscopy with a low-repetition-rate, wavelength-tunable femtosecond fiber laser

Many experiments in biological and medical sciences currently use multiphoton microscopy as a core imaging technique. To date, solid-state lasers are most commonly used as excitation beam sources. However, the most demanding applications require precisely adjusted excitation laser parameters to enha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics continuum 2024-01, Vol.3 (1), p.22
Hauptverfasser: Bogusławski, Jakub, Kwaśny, Alicja, Stachowiak, Dorota, Soboń, Grzegorz
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Many experiments in biological and medical sciences currently use multiphoton microscopy as a core imaging technique. To date, solid-state lasers are most commonly used as excitation beam sources. However, the most demanding applications require precisely adjusted excitation laser parameters to enhance image quality. Still, the lag in developing easy-to-use laser sources with tunable output parameters makes it challenging. Here, we show that manipulating the temporal and spectral properties of the excitation beam can significantly improve the quality of images. We have developed a wavelength-tunable femtosecond fiber laser that operates within the 760–800 nm spectral range and produces ultrashort pulses (
ISSN:2770-0208
2770-0208
DOI:10.1364/OPTCON.505871