Title:
ON-DEMAND DUAL FREQUENCY LASER SOURCES FOR NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY AND MICRO-SPECTROSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/163353
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An illumination system is disclosed for use in non-linear modulation transfer microscopy and micro-spectroscopy. The illumination system includes a laser system for providing a first train of pulses at a center optical frequency ω1, and an optical assembly for collinearly combining a first train of pulses with a second train of pulses having a center optical frequency of ω2 as synchronized excitation fields for non¬ linear modulation transfer microscopy and micro-spectroscopy. The laser system includes a continuous wave laser for providing a first continuous wave field, a first chirp modulator system comprising a means to receive the first continuous wave field, a means to receive a trigger signal, a first phase modulator and a first electro-optic modulator; and a first pulse compression unit.
Inventors:
XU CHRIS (US)
XIE XIAOLIANG SUNNEY (US)
FREUDIGER CHRISTIAN W (US)
WANG KE (US)
SAAR BRIAN G (US)
LEE JENNIFER H (US)
XIE XIAOLIANG SUNNEY (US)
FREUDIGER CHRISTIAN W (US)
WANG KE (US)
SAAR BRIAN G (US)
LEE JENNIFER H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/041441
Publication Date:
February 23, 2012
Filing Date:
June 22, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HARVARD COLLEGE (US)
CORNELL RES FOUNDATION INC (US)
XU CHRIS (US)
XIE XIAOLIANG SUNNEY (US)
FREUDIGER CHRISTIAN W (US)
WANG KE (US)
SAAR BRIAN G (US)
LEE JENNIFER H (US)
CORNELL RES FOUNDATION INC (US)
XU CHRIS (US)
XIE XIAOLIANG SUNNEY (US)
FREUDIGER CHRISTIAN W (US)
WANG KE (US)
SAAR BRIAN G (US)
LEE JENNIFER H (US)
International Classes:
G01J3/10; G01N21/01
Foreign References:
| JP2009265106A | 2009-11-12 | |||
| US5345457A | 1994-09-06 | |||
| US6351309B1 | 2002-02-26 |
Other References:
D. A. PATTISON ET AL.: "ACTIVELY MODELOCKED DUAL-WAVELENGHT FIBER LASER WITH ULTRA-LOW INTER-STREAM TIMING JITTER", IEEE PHOTON. TECH. LETT., vol. 7, no. 12, December 1995 (1995-12-01), pages 1415 - 1417, XP000547467
Y. SHIQUAN ET AL.: "Tunable Dual-Wavelength Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser With an F-P Semiconductor Modulator", IEEE PHOTON. TECH. LETT., vol. 14, no. 11, November 2002 (2002-11-01), pages 494 - 1496, XP011067402
Y. SHIQUAN ET AL.: "Tunable Dual-Wavelength Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser With an F-P Semiconductor Modulator", IEEE PHOTON. TECH. LETT., vol. 14, no. 11, November 2002 (2002-11-01), pages 494 - 1496, XP011067402
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HILTON, William, E. et al. (225 Franklin Street Suite 230, Boston MA, US)
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