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ArticleBiomedical optics express2011

Compact ultrafast semiconductor disk laser: targeting GFP based nonlinear applications in living organisms.

Rodrigo Aviles-Espinosa, George Filippidis, Craig Hamilton, Graeme Malcolm, Kurt J Weingarten, Thomas Südmeyer, Yohan Barbarin, Ursula Keller, Susana I C O Santos, David Artigas and 1 more

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Rodrigo Aviles-Espinosa
George Filippidis
Craig Hamilton
Graeme Malcolm
Kurt J Weingarten
Thomas Südmeyer
Yohan Barbarin
Ursula Keller
Susana I C O Santos
David Artigas
Pablo Loza-Alvarez
Institute of Photonic Sciences · ESETH Zurich · CHM Squared Lasers (United Kingdom) · GBFoundation for Research and Technology Hellas · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a portable ultrafast Semiconductor Disk Laser (SDL) (or vertical extended cavity surface emitting laser-VECSELs), to be used for nonlinear microscopy. The SDL is modelocked using a quantum-dot semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM), delivering an average output power of 287 mW, with 1.5 ps pulses at 500 MHz and a central wavelength of 965 nm. Specifically, despite the fact of having long pulses and high repetition rates, we demonstrate the potential of this laser for Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence (TPEF) imaging of in vivo Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) expressing Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) in a set of neuronal processes and cell bodies. Efficient TPEF imaging is achieved due to the fact that this wavelength matches the peak of the two-photon action cross section of this widely used fluorescent marker. The SDL extended versatility is shown by presenting Second Harmonic Generation images of pharynx, uterus, body wall muscles and its potential to be used to excite other different commercial dyes. Importantly this non-expensive, turn-key, compact laser system could be used as a platform to develop portable nonlinear bio-imaging devices.

Indexed as

(140.3538) Lasers, pulsed(140.5960) Semiconductor lasers(170.3880) Medical and biological imaging(180.4315) Nonlinear microscopy(180.6900) Three-dimensional microscopy(190.4180) Multiphoton processes

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PMID21483599
PMCPMC3072117
OpenAlexW2129679049

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