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Ramírez-Guerra C, Rosete-Aguilar M, Garduño-Mejía J. Simultaneous measurement of DC two-photon absorption signal offset and amplitude of the intensity autocorrelation in the focusing of femtosecond pulses. APPLIED OPTICS 2020; 59:1519-1523. [PMID: 32225651 DOI: 10.1364/ao.377678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, the DC two-photon absorption signal offset (${{\rm DC}_{\rm TPA}}$DCTPA) and the amplitude of the autocorrelation (${{\rm A}_{\rm AC}}$AAC) are measured simultaneously around the focal point of an apochromatic microscope objective using the z-scan autocorrelation technique. The ${{\rm A}_{\rm AC}}$AAC is obtained from the nonlinear sensor response given by the two-photon-absorption, generated in a GaAsP photodiode, for femtosecond laser pulses. We verify that the change in the ${{\rm DC}_{\rm TPA}}$DCTPA signal along $z$z is coincident with the amplitude of the intensity autocorrelation, and that the highest amplitude of the AC is reached at the same position as the highest amplitude of the ${{\rm DC}_{\rm TPA}}$DCTPA signal. The ${{\rm DC}_{\rm TPA}}$DCTPA signal is typically used as a reference for the alignment in a collinear intensity autocorrelator, and we show that it can also be used as a practical procedure to estimate the depth of focus. The ${{\rm DC}_{\rm TPA}}$DCTPA signal measurement allows us to locate the optimum spatial-temporal coupling given by the highest amplitude of the intensity autocorrelation. Additionally, we find a variation in the pulse duration within the same region due to the radially varying group delay dispersion.
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Kim Y, Vogel SS. Measuring two-photon microscopy ultrafast laser pulse duration at the sample plane using time-correlated single-photon counting. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2020; 25:1-9. [PMID: 31994362 PMCID: PMC6987257 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.25.1.014516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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<p>Two-photon microscopy (2PM) has revolutionized biomedical imaging by allowing thin optical sectioning in relatively thick biological specimens. Because dispersive microscope components in 2PM, such as objective lens, can alter temporal laser pulse width (typically being broader at the sample plane), for accurate measurements of two-photon absorption properties, it is important to characterize pulse duration at the sample plane. We present a simple modification to a two-photon microscope light path that allows for second-harmonic-generation-based interferometric autocorrelation measurements to characterize ultrafast laser pulse duration at the sample plane using time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). We show that TCSPC can be used as a simple and versatile method to estimate the zero time delay step value between two adjacent ultrafast laser pulses for these measurements. To demonstrate the utility of this modification, we measured the Coherent Chameleon-Ultra II Ti:sapphire laser pulse width at the sample plane using a 10 × air, 40 × air, or 63 × water-immersion objective lens. At 950-nm two-photon excitation, the measured pulse width was 154 ± 32, 165 ± 13, and 218 ± 27 fs (<italic>n</italic> = 6, mean ± standard deviation), respectively.</p>.
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- Youngchan Kim
- U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Section on Cellular Biophotonics, Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Section on Cellular Biophotonics, Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Gao W, Milster T. Strehl ratio for optical systems with ultrafast illumination. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:18028-18042. [PMID: 30114088 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.018028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We study ultrafast laser pulse properties as they propagate through optical systems. A modified definition of Strehl ratio is used to quantify the chromatic and temporal behavior of ultrafast laser pulses at the optical focus. We propose this parameter as a figure of merit for the design and analysis of optical systems with ultrafast illumination. A simple method to obtain approximate numerical solutions is given with the help of ray tracing software. Effects of monochromatic aberrations and material dispersion up to the second order are discussed.
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Mounaix M, Ta DM, Gigan S. Transmission matrix approaches for nonlinear fluorescence excitation through multiple scattering media. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:2831-2834. [PMID: 29905700 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.002831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Several matrix approaches were developed to control light propagation through multiple scattering media under illumination of ultrashort pulses of light. These matrices can be recorded with either spectral or temporal resolution. Thanks to wavefront shaping, temporal and spatial refocusing has been demonstrated. In this Letter, we study how these different methods can be exploited to enhance a two-photon excitation fluorescence process. We first compare the different techniques on micrometer-size isolated fluorescent beads. We then demonstrate point-scanning imaging of these fluorescent microbeads located after a thick scattering medium at a depth where conventional imaging would be impossible because of scattering effects.
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Chamberland S, Yang HH, Pan MM, Evans SW, Guan S, Chavarha M, Yang Y, Salesse C, Wu H, Wu JC, Clandinin TR, Toth K, Lin MZ, St-Pierre F. Fast two-photon imaging of subcellular voltage dynamics in neuronal tissue with genetically encoded indicators. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28749338 PMCID: PMC5584994 DOI: 10.7554/elife.25690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Monitoring voltage dynamics in defined neurons deep in the brain is critical for unraveling the function of neuronal circuits but is challenging due to the limited performance of existing tools. In particular, while genetically encoded voltage indicators have shown promise for optical detection of voltage transients, many indicators exhibit low sensitivity when imaged under two-photon illumination. Previous studies thus fell short of visualizing voltage dynamics in individual neurons in single trials. Here, we report ASAP2s, a novel voltage indicator with improved sensitivity. By imaging ASAP2s using random-access multi-photon microscopy, we demonstrate robust single-trial detection of action potentials in organotypic slice cultures. We also show that ASAP2s enables two-photon imaging of graded potentials in organotypic slice cultures and in Drosophila. These results demonstrate that the combination of ASAP2s and fast two-photon imaging methods enables detection of neural electrical activity with subcellular spatial resolution and millisecond-timescale precision. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.25690.001
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- Simon Chamberland
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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Duarte AS, Schnedermann C, Kukura P. Wide-Field Detected Fourier Transform CARS Microscopy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37516. [PMID: 27881844 PMCID: PMC5121585 DOI: 10.1038/srep37516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We present a wide-field imaging implementation of Fourier transform coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (wide-field detected FT-CARS) microscopy capable of acquiring high-contrast label-free but chemically specific images over the full vibrational 'fingerprint' region, suitable for a large field of view. Rapid resonant mechanical scanning of the illumination beam coupled with highly sensitive, camera-based detection of the CARS signal allows for fast and direct hyperspectral wide-field image acquisition, while minimizing sample damage. Intrinsic to FT-CARS microscopy, the ability to control the range of time-delays between pump and probe pulses allows for fine tuning of spectral resolution, bandwidth and imaging speed while maintaining full duty cycle. We outline the basic principles of wide-field detected FT-CARS microscopy and demonstrate how it can be used as a sensitive optical probe for chemically specific Raman imaging.
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- Alex Soares Duarte
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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Tan ZJ, Jin D, Fang NX. High-precision broadband measurement of refractive index by picosecond real-time interferometry. APPLIED OPTICS 2016; 55:6625-6629. [PMID: 27556980 DOI: 10.1364/ao.55.006625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The refractive index is one of the most important quantities that characterize a material's optical properties. However, it is hard to measure this value over a wide range of wavelengths. Here, we demonstrate a new technique to achieve a spectrally broad refractive index measurement. When a broadband pulse passes through a sample, different wavelengths experience different delays. By comparing the delayed pulse to a reference pulse, the zero path difference position for each wavelength can be obtained and the material's dispersion can be retrieved. Our technique is highly robust and accurate, and can be miniaturized in a straightforward manner.
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Early KT, Nesbitt DJ. Ultrafast Laser Studies of Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence Intermittency in Single CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:7781-7787. [PMID: 26542640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two-photon fluorescence microscopy of single quantum dots conditions has been reported by several groups, with contrasting observations regarding the kinetics and dynamics of fluorescence intermittency or "blinking". Here, we investigate the power dependence, kinetics, and statistics of two photon-excited fluorescence intermittency from single CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in a solid PMMA film as a function of sub-bandgap laser intensity at 800 nm. Fluorescence intermittency is observed at all excitation powers and a quadratic (n = 1.97(3)) dependence of the shot noise-limited fluorescence intensity on the incident laser power is verified, confirming essentially zero background contribution from one-photon excitation processes. Such analyses permit two photon absorption cross sections for single quantum dots to be extracted quantitatively from the data, which reveal good agreement with those obtained from previous two-photon FCS measurements. Strictly inverse power law-distributed off-state dwell times are observed for all excitation powers, with a mean power law exponent ⟨m(off)⟩ = 1.65(4) in excellent agreement with the behavior observed under one-photon excitation conditions. Finally, a superquadratic (n = 2.3(2)) rather than quartic (n = 4) power dependence is observed for the on-state blinking dwell times, which we kinetically analyze and interpret in terms of a novel 2 + 1 "hot" exciton ionization/blinking mechanism due to partially saturated 1-photon sub-bandgap excitation out of the two-photon single exciton state. The kinetic results are consistent with quantum dot photoionization quantum yields from "hot" exciton states (4(1) × 10(-6)) comparable with experimental estimates (10(-6)-10(-5)) of Auger ionization efficiencies out of the biexcitonic state.
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- Kevin T Early
- Joint Institute for Lab Astrophysics, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Joint Institute for Lab Astrophysics, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Sun B, Salter PS, Booth MJ. Pulse front adaptive optics: a new method for control of ultrashort laser pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:19348-57. [PMID: 26367595 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.019348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Ultrafast lasers enable a wide range of physics research and the manipulation of short pulses is a critical part of the ultrafast tool kit. Current methods of laser pulse shaping are usually considered separately in either the spatial or the temporal domain, but laser pulses are complex entities existing in four dimensions, so full freedom of manipulation requires advanced forms of spatiotemporal control. We demonstrate through a combination of adaptable diffractive and reflective optical elements - a liquid crystal spatial light modulator (SLM) and a deformable mirror (DM) - decoupled spatial control over the pulse front (temporal group delay) and phase front of an ultra-short pulse was enabled. Pulse front modulation was confirmed through autocorrelation measurements. This new adaptive optics technique, for the first time enabling in principle arbitrary shaping of the pulse front, promises to offer a further level of control for ultrafast lasers.
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Young MD, Field JJ, Sheetz KE, Bartels RA, Squier J. A pragmatic guide to multiphoton microscope design. ADVANCES IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS 2015; 7:276-378. [PMID: 27182429 PMCID: PMC4863715 DOI: 10.1364/aop.7.000276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Multiphoton microscopy has emerged as a ubiquitous tool for studying microscopic structure and function across a broad range of disciplines. As such, the intent of this paper is to present a comprehensive resource for the construction and performance evaluation of a multiphoton microscope that will be understandable to the broad range of scientific fields that presently exploit, or wish to begin exploiting, this powerful technology. With this in mind, we have developed a guide to aid in the design of a multiphoton microscope. We discuss source selection, optical management of dispersion, image-relay systems with scan optics, objective-lens selection, single-element light-collection theory, photon-counting detection, image rendering, and finally, an illustrated guide for building an example microscope.
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- Michael D. Young
- Center for Microintegrated Optics for Advanced Biological Control, Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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- W. M. Keck Laboratory for Raman Imaging of Cell-to-Cell Communications, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Photonics Research Center, Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996, USA
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- W. M. Keck Laboratory for Raman Imaging of Cell-to-Cell Communications, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Center for Microintegrated Optics for Advanced Biological Control, Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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Horton NG, Xu C. Dispersion compensation in three-photon fluorescence microscopy at 1,700 nm. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 6:1392-7. [PMID: 25909022 PMCID: PMC4399677 DOI: 10.1364/boe.6.001392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Signal generation in three-photon microscopy is proportional to the inverse-squared of the pulse width. Group velocity dispersion is anomalous for water as well as many glasses near the 1,700 nm excitation window, which makes dispersion compensation using glass prism pairs impractical. We show that the high normal dispersion of a silicon wafer can be conveniently used to compensate the dispersion of a 1,700 nm excitation three-photon microscope. We achieved over a factor of two reduction in pulse width at the sample, which corresponded to over a 4x increase in the generated three-photon signal. This signal increase was demonstrated during in vivo experiments near the surface of the mouse brain as well as 900 μm below the surface.
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Pawłowska M, Goetz S, Dreher C, Wurdack M, Krauss E, Razinskas G, Geisler P, Hecht B, Brixner T. Shaping and spatiotemporal characterization of sub-10-fs pulses focused by a high-NA objective. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:31496-510. [PMID: 25607100 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.031496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We describe a setup consisting of a 4f pulse shaper and a microscope with a high-NA objective lens and discuss the aspects most relevant for an undistorted spatiotemporal profile of the focused beam. We demonstrate shaper-assisted pulse compression in focus to a sub-10-fs duration using phase-resolved interferometric spectral modulation (PRISM). We introduce a nanostructure-based method for sub-diffraction spatiotemporal characterization of strongly focused pulses. The distortions caused by optical aberrations and space-time coupling from the shaper can be reduced by careful setup design and alignment to about 10 nm in space and 1 fs in time.
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Yu J, Zeng H, Lui H, Skibina JS, Steinmeyer G, Tang S. Characterization and application of chirped photonic crystal fiber in multiphoton imaging. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:10366-79. [PMID: 24921739 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.010366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fiber delivery of ultrashort pulses is important for multiphoton endoscopy. A chirped photonic crystal fiber (CPCF) is first characterized for its transmission bandwidth, propagation loss, and dispersion properties. Its extremely low dispersion (~150 fs(2)/m) enables the delivery of sub-30 fs pulses through a ~1 m-long CPCF. The CPCF is then incorporated into a multiphoton imaging system and its performance is demonstrated by imaging various biological samples including yew leaf, mouse tendon, and human skin. The imaging quality is further compared with images acquired by a multiphoton imaging system with free-space or hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber (PBF) delivery of pulses. Compared with free-space system, the CPCF delivered system maintains the same ultrashort pulsewidth and the image qualities are comparable. Compared with the PBF delivery, CPCF provides a 35 times shorter pulsewidth at the sample location, which results in a ~12 and 50 times improvement in two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) and second harmonic generation (SHG) signals respectively. Our results show that CPCF has great potential for fiber delivery of ultrashort pulses for multiphoton endoscopy.
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Piglosiewicz B, Sadiq D, Mascheck M, Schmidt S, Silies M, Vasa P, Lienau C. Ultrasmall bullets of light--focusing few-cycle light pulses to the diffraction limit. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:14451-14463. [PMID: 21934807 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.014451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We demonstrate an essentially dispersion-free and diffraction-limited focusing of few-cycle laser pulses through all-reflective microscope objectives. By transmitting 6-fs-pulses from a Ti:sapphire oscillator through an all-reflective 0.5 NA objective, we reach a focus with a beam diameter of 1.0 µm, preserving the time structure of the pulses. The temporal and spatial pulse profile is recorded simultaneously using a novel tip-enhanced electron emission autocorrelator, indicating a focal volume of these pulses of only 1.8 µm3. We anticipate that the demonstrated technique is of considerable interest for inducing and probing optical nonlinearities of individual nanostructures.
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- B Piglosiewicz
- Institut für Physik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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In vivo imaging of myelin in the vertebrate central nervous system using third harmonic generation microscopy. Biophys J 2011; 100:1362-71. [PMID: 21354410 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Loss of myelin in the central nervous system (CNS) leads to debilitating neurological deficits. High-resolution optical imaging of myelin in the CNS of animal models is limited by a lack of in vivo myelin labeling strategies. We demonstrated that third harmonic generation (THG) microscopy-a coherent, nonlinear, dye-free imaging modality-provides micrometer resolution imaging of myelin in the mouse CNS. In fixed tissue, we found that THG signals arose from white matter tracts and were colocalized with two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) from a myelin-specific dye. In vivo, we used simultaneous THG and 2PEF imaging of the mouse spinal cord to resolve myelin sheaths surrounding individual fluorescently-labeled axons, and followed myelin disruption after spinal cord injury. Finally, we suggest optical mechanisms that underlie the myelin specificity of THG. These results establish THG microscopy as an ideal tool for the study of myelin loss and recovery.
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Wang W, Liu Y, Xi P, Ren Q. Origin and effect of high-order dispersion in ultrashort pulse multiphoton microscopy in the 10 fs regime. APPLIED OPTICS 2010; 49:6703-6709. [PMID: 21151226 DOI: 10.1364/ao.49.006703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Short pulses can induce high nonlinear excitation, and thus they should be favorable for use in multiphoton microscopy. However, the large spectral dispersion can easily destroy the advantages of the ultrashort pulse if there is no compensation. The group delay dispersion (GDD), third-order dispersion, and their effects on the intensity and bandwidth of second-harmonic generation (SHG) signal were analyzed. We found that the prism pair used for compensating the GDD of the two-photon microscope actually introduces significant negative high-order dispersion (HOD), which dramatically narrowed down the two-photon absorption probability for ultrashort pulses. We also investigated the SHG signal after GDD and HOD compensation for different pulse durations. Without HOD compensation, the SHG efficiency dropped significantly for a pulse duration below 20 fs. We experimentally compared the SHG and two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) signal intensity for 11 fs versus 50 fs pulses, a pulse duration close to that commonly used in conventional multiphoton microscopy. The result suggested that after adaptive phase compensation, the 11fs pulse can yield a 3.2- to 6.0-fold TPEF intensity and a 5.1-fold SHG intensity, compared to 50 fs pulses.
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- Weichao Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Nishimura N, Rosidi NL, Iadecola C, Schaffer CB. Limitations of collateral flow after occlusion of a single cortical penetrating arteriole. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2010; 30:1914-27. [PMID: 20842163 PMCID: PMC3002886 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Occlusions of penetrating arterioles, which plunge into cortex and feed capillary beds, cause severe decreases in blood flow and are potential causes of ischemic microlesions. However, surrounding arterioles and capillary beds remain flowing and might provide collateral flow around the occlusion. We used femtosecond laser ablation to trigger clotting in single penetrating arterioles in rat cortex and two-photon microscopy to measure changes in microvessel diameter and red blood cell speed after the clot. We found that after occlusion of a single penetrating arteriole, nearby penetrating and surface arterioles did not dilate, suggesting that alternate blood flow routes are not actively recruited. In contrast, capillaries showed two types of reactions. Capillaries directly downstream from the occluded arteriole dilated after the clot, but other capillaries in the same vicinity did not dilate. This heterogeneity in capillary response suggests that signals for vasodilation are vascular rather than parenchymal in origin. Although both neighboring arterioles and capillaries dilated in response to topically applied acetylcholine after the occlusion, the flow in the territory of the occluded arteriole did not improve. Collateral flow from neighboring penetrating arterioles is neither actively recruited nor effective in improving blood flow after the occlusion of a single penetrating arteriole.
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- Nozomi Nishimura
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Raja AM, Xu S, Sun W, Zhou J, Tai DCS, Chen CS, Rajapakse JC, So PTC, Yu H. Pulse-modulated second harmonic imaging microscope quantitatively demonstrates marked increase of collagen in tumor after chemotherapy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:056016. [PMID: 21054110 DOI: 10.1117/1.3497565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pulse-modulated second harmonic imaging microscopes (PM-SHIMs) exhibit improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) over conventional SHIMs on sensitive imaging and quantification of weak collagen signals inside tissues. We quantify the spatial distribution of sparse collagen inside a xenograft model of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) tumor specimens treated with a new drug against receptor tyrosine kinase (ABT-869), and observe a significant increase in collagen area percentage, collagen fiber length, fiber width, and fiber number after chemotherapy. This finding reveals new insights into tumor responses to chemotherapy and suggests caution in developing new drugs and therapeutic regimens against cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Collagen/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
- Indazoles/therapeutic use
- Lasers
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, SCID
- Microscopy/instrumentation
- Microscopy/methods
- Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Optical Phenomena
- Phenylurea Compounds/therapeutic use
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Transplantation, Heterologous
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- Anju M Raja
- A*STAR, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669
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Liang X, Hu W, Fu L. Pulse compression in two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:14893-14904. [PMID: 20639976 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.014893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The use of shorter pulses is a practical way to improve the signal in two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy. We report on the theoretical and experimental results of pulse compression in a two-photon excitation fluorescence microscope by using approximately 100-fs Ti:Sapphire laser and highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. Effects of the fiber parameters, transmitted power, and group-delay dispersion provided by the gratings have been investigated to optimize the compressor performance. By using a 20-mm-long photonic crystal fiber with a zero dispersion wavelength of 850 nm, a compressed pulse of 23.6 fs starting from 94 fs at 790 nm is experimentally demonstrated as a verification of our simulations. By integrating the compressor with a two-photon excitation fluorescence microscope, 5.6 times increase in autofluorescence intensity of NAD(P)H in Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells is demonstrated, showing its potential in enhanced imaging and sensing for disease diagnosis.
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- Xiaobao Liang
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Field JJ, Carriles R, Sheetz KE, Chandler EV, Hoover EE, Tillo SE, Hughes TE, Sylvester AW, Kleinfeld D, Squier JA. Optimizing the fluorescent yield in two-photon laser scanning microscopy with dispersion compensation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:13661-72. [PMID: 20588500 PMCID: PMC4151303 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.013661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A challenge for nonlinear imaging in living tissue is to maximize the total fluorescent yield from each fluorophore. We investigated the emission rates of three fluorophores-rhodamine B, a red fluorescent protein, and CdSe quantum dots-while manipulating the phase of the laser excitation pulse at the focus. In all cases a transform-limited pulse maximized the total yield to insure the highest signal-to-noise ratio. Further, we find evidence of fluorescence antibleaching in quantum dot samples.
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- Jeffrey J Field
- Center for Microintegrated Optics for Advanced Bioimaging and Control, and Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
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Losavio BE, Iyer V, Saggau P. Two-photon microscope for multisite microphotolysis of caged neurotransmitters in acute brain slices. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:064033. [PMID: 20059271 PMCID: PMC2809696 DOI: 10.1117/1.3275468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We developed a two-photon microscope optimized for physiologically manipulating single neurons through their postsynaptic receptors. The optical layout fulfills the stringent design criteria required for high-speed, high-resolution imaging in scattering brain tissue with minimal photodamage. We detail the practical compensation of spectral and temporal dispersion inherent in fast laser beam scanning with acousto-optic deflectors, as well as a set of biological protocols for visualizing nearly diffraction-limited structures and delivering physiological synaptic stimuli. The microscope clearly resolves dendritic spines and evokes electrophysiological transients in single neurons that are similar to endogenous responses. This system enables the study of multisynaptic integration and will assist our understanding of single neuron function and dendritic computation.
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- Bradley E Losavio
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Kobat D, Durst ME, Nishimura N, Wong AW, Schaffer CB, Xu C. Deep tissue multiphoton microscopy using longer wavelength excitation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:13354-64. [PMID: 19654740 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.013354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 321] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We compare the maximal two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPM) imaging depth achieved with 775-nm excitation to that achieved with 1280-nm excitation through in vivo and ex vivo TPM of fluorescently-labeled blood vessels in mouse brain. We achieved high contrast imaging of blood vessels at approximately twice the depth with 1280-nm excitation as with 775-nm excitation. An imaging depth of 1 mm can be achieved in in vivo imaging of adult mouse brains at 1280 nm with approximately 1-nJ pulse energy at the sample surface. Blood flow speed measurements at a depth of 900 mum are performed.
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- Demirhan Kobat
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Xi P, Andegeko Y, Pestov D, Lovozoy VV, Dantus M. Two-photon imaging using adaptive phase compensated ultrashort laser pulses. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:014002. [PMID: 19256690 DOI: 10.1117/1.3059629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An adaptive pulse shaper controlled by multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scanning (MIIPS) was used, together with a prism-pair, to measure and cancel high-order phase distortions introduced by a high-numerical-aperture objective and other dispersive elements of a two-photon laser-scanning microscope. The delivery of broad-bandwidth (approximately 100 nm), sub-12-fs pulses was confirmed by interferometric autocorrelation measurements at the focal plane. A comparison of two-photon imaging with transform-limited and second-order-dispersion compensated laser pulses of the same energy showed a 6-to-11-fold improvement in the two-photon excitation fluorescence signal when applied to cells and tissue, and up to a 19-fold improvement in the second harmonic generation signal from a rat tendon specimen.
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- Peng Xi
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Laser Medicine and Biophotonics, Shanghai 200240 China
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McConnell G. Optimizing laser source operation for confocal and multiphoton laser scanning microscopy. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN CYTOMETRY 2008; Chapter 2:Unit2.13. [PMID: 18770839 DOI: 10.1002/0471142956.cy0213s38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and multiphoton laser scanning microscopy (MPLSM) are methods both widely used by life-sciences researchers for imaging fluorescently labeled live cells and fixed tissue specimens. Key to the success of both CLSM and MPLSM is the application of a suitable laser source, namely one that provides sufficient average or peak power at the correct wavelength to excite fluorescence. High stability of the laser source output is required for three-dimensional imaging, time-lapse studies of live cells, and quantitative studies and inter-experiment comparisons. The laser technology associated with the design of such lasers is mature, yet is unfortunately rather complex. This complexity can be off-putting for the life-sciences researcher who needs to optimize the system for the best possible images, but this apprehension can be overcome by understanding the function of the system components. This unit summarizes the optimization of the most commonly used laser sources for CLSM and MPLSM, including power and wavelength tuning and methods for cleaning optical components.
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Uchugonova A, König K, Bueckle R, Isemann A, Tempea G. Targeted transfection of stem cells with sub-20 femtosecond laser pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:9357-64. [PMID: 18575499 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.009357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Multiphoton microscopes have become important tools for non-contact sub-wavelength three-dimensional nanoprocessing of living biological specimens based on multiphoton ionization and plasma formation. Ultrashort laser pulses are required, however, dispersive effects limit the shortest pulse duration achievable at the focal plane. We report on a compact nonlinear laser scanning microscope with sub-20 femtosecond 75 MHz near infrared laser pulses for nanosurgery of human stem cells and two-photon high-resolution imaging. Single point illumination of the cell membrane was performed to induce a transient nanopore for the delivery of extracellular green fluorescent protein plasmids. Mean powers of less than 7 mW (<93 pJ) and low millisecond exposure times were found to be sufficient to transfect human pancreatic and salivary gland stem cells in these preliminary studies. Ultracompact sub-20 femtosecond laser microscopes may become optical tools for nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine including optical stem cell manipulation.
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- Aisada Uchugonova
- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology (IBMT), Ensheimer Strasse 48, D-66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
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ANISHA THAYIL KN, GUALDA EJ, PSILODIMITRAKOPOULOS S, CORMACK IG, AMAT-ROLDÁN I, MATHEW M, ARTIGAS D, LOZA-ALVAREZ P. Starch-based backwards SHG for in situ MEFISTO pulse characterization in multiphoton microscopy. J Microsc 2008; 230:70-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01956.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yeh AT, Gibbs H, Hu JJ, Larson AM. Advances in Nonlinear Optical Microscopy for Visualizing Dynamic Tissue Properties in Culture. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2008; 14:119-31. [DOI: 10.1089/teb.2007.0284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Alvin T. Yeh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Staion, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Staion, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Staion, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Staion, Texas
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McConnell G. Improving the penetration depth in multiphoton excitation laser scanning microscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:054020. [PMID: 17092169 DOI: 10.1117/1.2360593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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More than a threefold increase in multiphoton laser scanning microscopy depth penetration using a passive predispersion compensation system is reported. Using dispersion-controlled pulses to counteract the effects of positive group delay dispersion in the imaging platform, optical sectioning of fluorescent samples to depths in excess of 800 microm was observed, compared with only 240 microm using a noncompensated setup. Experimental results obtained from both the predispersion compensated and noncompensated systems are compared with theoretical values of pulse broadening in a laser scanning microscope. The observed improvement in depth profiling potentially widens the applications and user base of nonlinear microscopy techniques.
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MESH Headings
- Anatomy, Cross-Sectional/instrumentation
- Anatomy, Cross-Sectional/methods
- Image Enhancement/methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
- Microscopy, Confocal/instrumentation
- Microscopy, Confocal/methods
- Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton/instrumentation
- Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton/methods
- Phantoms, Imaging
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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- G McConnell
- Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Biophotonics, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, United Kingdom.
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An all-mirror dispersion-compensation setup is used to correct for quadratic and cubic phase distortions induced within a custom nonlinear optical microscope. Mouse tail tendon is used to characterize sub-10-fs pulses by interferometric autocorrelation. This is an ideal method for characterizing dispersion from the optical system, immersion medium, and wet biological sample. The generation of very short autocorrelations demonstrates the ability to compensate for phase distortions within the imaging system and efficient second-harmonic upconversion of the ultrashort pulse spectrum within collagen. Compensated autocorrelation traces are presented for biologically relevant objective lenses.
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- Adam M Larson
- Departmetn of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Texas 77843, USA
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Tang S, Krasieva TB, Chen Z, Tempea G, Tromberg BJ. Effect of pulse duration on two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation in nonlinear optical microscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:020501. [PMID: 16674172 DOI: 10.1117/1.2177676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We have developed a multiphoton microscopy (MPM) system using a 12-fs Ti:sapphire laser with adjustable dispersion precompensation in order to examine the impact of pulse duration on nonlinear optical signals. The efficiencies of two-photon-excited fluorescence (TPEF) and second harmonic generation (SHG) were studied for various pulse durations, measured at the sample, ranging from approximately 400 fs to sub-20 fs. Both TPEF and SHG increased proportionally to the inverse of the pulse duration for the entire tested range. Because of improved signal-to-noise ratio, sub-20-fs pulses were used to enhance MPM imaging depth by approximately 160%, compared to 120-fs pulses, in human skin.
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Salomé R, Kremer Y, Dieudonné S, Léger JF, Krichevsky O, Wyart C, Chatenay D, Bourdieu L. Ultrafast random-access scanning in two-photon microscopy using acousto-optic deflectors. J Neurosci Methods 2006; 154:161-74. [PMID: 16458361 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2005] [Revised: 12/10/2005] [Accepted: 12/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Two-photon scanning microscopy (TPSM) is a powerful tool for imaging deep inside living tissues with sub-cellular resolution. The temporal resolution of TPSM is however strongly limited by the galvanometric mirrors used to steer the laser beam. Fast physiological events can therefore only be followed by scanning repeatedly a single line within the field of view. Because acousto-optic deflectors (AODs) are non-mechanical devices, they allow access at any point within the field of view on a microsecond time scale and are therefore excellent candidates to improve the temporal resolution of TPSM. However, the use of AOD-based scanners with femtosecond pulses raises several technical difficulties. In this paper, we describe an all-digital TPSM setup based on two crossed AODs. It includes in particular an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) placed at 45 degrees with respect to the AODs to pre-compensate for the large spatial distortions of femtosecond pulses occurring in the AODs, in order to optimize the spatial resolution and the fluorescence excitation. Our setup allows recording from freely selectable point-of-interest at high speed (1kHz). By maximizing the time spent on points of interest, random-access TPSM (RA-TPSM) constitutes a promising method for multiunit recordings with millisecond resolution in biological tissues.
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- R Salomé
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 8544, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Département de Biologie, Paris, France
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McConnell G, Riis E. Two-photon laser scanning fluorescence microscopy using photonic crystal fiber. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2004; 9:922-7. [PMID: 15447012 DOI: 10.1117/1.1778734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report the application of a simple yet powerful modular pulse compression system based on photonic crystal fibers that improves on incumbent two-photon laser scanning fluorescence microscopy techniques. This system provides more than a sevenfold increase in fluorescence yield when compared with a commercial two-photon microscopy system. From this, we infer pulses of IR radiation of less than 35 fs duration reaching the sample.
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- Gail McConnell
- University of Strathclyde, Centre for Biophotonics, SIBS, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland.
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Quercioli F, Tiribilli B, Vassalli M, Ghirelli A. Laser spectral characterization in multiphoton microscopy. APPLIED OPTICS 2004; 43:3055-3060. [PMID: 15176192 DOI: 10.1364/ao.43.003055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Spectral and temporal characterization is a fundamental task when a tunable Ti:sapphire ultrafast laser system is operated for multiphoton microscopy applications. In the present paper simple procedures are reported that perform laser-peak-emission wavelength and bandwidth measurements without the need of any further instrumentation but a simple and inexpensive diffraction grating, by taking advantage of the confocal microscope imaging capabilities.
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- Franco Quercioli
- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Laboratorio di Biofotonica, Largo Enrico Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy.
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Quercioli F, Ghirelli A, Tiribilli B, Vassalli M. Ultracompact autocorrelator for multiphoton microscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2004; 63:27-33. [PMID: 14677131 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pulse temporal characterization is a fundamental task when operating a Ti:Sapphire ultrafast laser system for multiphoton microscopy applications. In the present report, an ultracompact autocorrelator setup and a simple procedure is reported to perform pulse width measurements at the focal plane of the microscope objective without the need of any further instrumentation, aside from a few optical elements, since the confocal microscope, detection, data acquisition, processing, and displaying capabilities are used.
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- F Quercioli
- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Biophotonics Laboratory, Largo Enrico Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy.
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Zipfel WR, Williams RM, Webb WW. Nonlinear magic: multiphoton microscopy in the biosciences. Nat Biotechnol 2003; 21:1369-77. [PMID: 14595365 DOI: 10.1038/nbt899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2178] [Impact Index Per Article: 103.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) has found a niche in the world of biological imaging as the best noninvasive means of fluorescence microscopy in tissue explants and living animals. Coupled with transgenic mouse models of disease and 'smart' genetically encoded fluorescent indicators, its use is now increasing exponentially. Properly applied, it is capable of measuring calcium transients 500 microm deep in a mouse brain, or quantifying blood flow by imaging shadows of blood cells as they race through capillaries. With the multitude of possibilities afforded by variations of nonlinear optics and localized photochemistry, it is possible to image collagen fibrils directly within tissue through nonlinear scattering, or release caged compounds in sub-femtoliter volumes.
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MESH Headings
- Biological Science Disciplines/instrumentation
- Biological Science Disciplines/methods
- Biological Science Disciplines/trends
- Equipment Design
- Image Enhancement/instrumentation
- Image Enhancement/methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional/instrumentation
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional/trends
- Microscopy, Confocal/instrumentation
- Microscopy, Confocal/methods
- Microscopy, Confocal/trends
- Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton/instrumentation
- Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton/methods
- Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton/trends
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Transducers
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- Warren R Zipfel
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, 212 Clark Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Theer P, Hasan MT, Denk W. Two-photon imaging to a depth of 1000 microm in living brains by use of a Ti:Al2O3 regenerative amplifier. OPTICS LETTERS 2003; 28:1022-4. [PMID: 12836766 DOI: 10.1364/ol.28.001022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 393] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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It is shown that two-photon fluorescence images can be obtained throughout almost the entire gray matter of the mouse neocortex by using optically amplified femtosecond pulses. The achieved imaging depth approaches the theoretical limit set by excitation of out-of-focus fluorescence.
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- Patrick Theer
- Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, Johnstrasse 29, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Egner A, Hell SW. Time multiplexing and parallelization in multifocal multiphoton microscopy. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2000; 17:1192-201. [PMID: 10883971 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.17.001192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We investigate the imaging properties of high-aperture multifocal multiphoton microscopy on the basis of diffraction theory. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between the sectioning property and the distance between individual foci. Our results establish a relationship between the degree of parallelization and the axial resolution for both two- and three-photon excitation. In addition, we show quantitatively that if a matrix of temporal delays is inserted between the individual foci, it is, for the first time to our knowledge, possible to solve the classical conflict between the light budget and the sectioning property in three-dimensional microscopy and to provide a virtually unlimited density of foci at best axial resolution.
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- A Egner
- High Resolution Optical Microscopy Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany.
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Squier JA, Müller M. Third-harmonic generation imaging of laser-induced breakdown in glass. APPLIED OPTICS 1999; 38:5789-5794. [PMID: 18324094 DOI: 10.1364/ao.38.005789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present the results of three-dimensional third-harmonic generation imaging of laser-induced breakdown in glass by focused microjoule femtosecond near-IR pulses. This technique has the potential to resolve three dimensionally microstructures that result from laser-induced breakdown. As a potential optical data storage approach it is shown that the same IR laser beam can be used for writing and, at a lower power, for reading. The induced microdamage is shown to be three dimensionally confined and to depend on the write power.
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- J A Squier
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Bardeen CJ, Yakovlev VV, Squier JA, Wilson KR, Carpenter SD, Weber PM. Effect of pulse shape on the efficiency of multiphoton processes: implications for biological microscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 1999; 4:362-367. [PMID: 23015257 DOI: 10.1117/1.429937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The effects of spectral shape on two photon fluorescence excitation are investigated experimentally using an acousto-optic pulse shaper to modify femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser. By using different spectral window shapes, we find that the measured two photon efficiency can vary by a factor of 2 for differently shaped spectra with the same full width at half maximum. We find that these effects are described well by a simple model assuming transform-limited pulses. The fact that even small changes in the spectral wings can significantly affect the efficiency of nonlinear processes has implications for biological multiphoton imaging, where it may be desirable to minimize sample exposure to radiation and maximize fluorescence or harmonic efficiency. © 1999 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
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Jasapara J, Rudolph W. Characterization of sub-10-fs pulse focusing with high-numerical-aperture microscope objectives. OPTICS LETTERS 1999; 24:777-779. [PMID: 18073852 DOI: 10.1364/ol.24.000777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Dispersion precompensation with a prism sequence and a third-order dispersion mirror resulted in negligible broadening of sub-10-fs pulses at subwavelength spot sizes when the pulses were focused with microscope objectives and moderate apertures. At larger apertures, lens chromaticity and spherical aberration led to an effective pulse broadening of up to 1.3x , depending on the aperture size and the detector position. The data suggest that intensities exceeding 10(14) W/cm(2) can be produced directly from femtosecond pulse oscillators.
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- J Jasapara
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Buist AH, Mller M, Ghauharali RI, Brakenhoff GJ, Squier JA, Bardeen CJ, Yakovlev VV, Wilson KR. Probing microscopic chemical environments with high-intensity chirped pulses. OPTICS LETTERS 1999; 24:244-246. [PMID: 18071468 DOI: 10.1364/ol.24.000244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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By varying the chirp of high-intensity pulses, we can use the chirp-condition-dependent fluorescence yield to distinguish among different molecules or the same molecule in different microenvironments. As an example of the latter we show that SNAFL-2, a well-known pH-sensitive dye, shows large modulation in fluorescence yield in response to both variation in acidity and variation in chirp condition. Future application of this technique as a novel contrast mechanism within fluorescence microscopy is discussed.
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Squier J, Muller M, Brakenhoff G, Wilson KR. Third harmonic generation microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 1998; 3:315-24. [PMID: 19384376 DOI: 10.1364/oe.3.000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Third harmonic generation microscopy is used to make dynamical images of living systems for the first time. A 100 fs excitation pulse at 1.2 aem results in a 400 nm signal which is generated directly within the specimen. Chara plant rhizoids have been imaged, showing dynamic plant activity, and non-fading image characteristics even with continuous viewing, indicating prolonged viability under these THG-imaging conditions.
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