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ArticlePhotoniX2025

Fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal microscopy towards a high-performance and user-friendly chemical imaging platform.

Xiaowei Ge, Yifan Zhu, Dingcheng Sun, Hongli Ni, Yueming Li, Chinmayee V Prabhu Dessai, Ji-Xin Cheng

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7 authors.

Xiaowei Ge *Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Yifan Zhu *Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Dingcheng SunDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Hongli NiDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Yueming LiDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Chinmayee V Prabhu DessaiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Ji-Xin ChengDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.

Funding

Vibrational Spectroscopic Imaging to Unveil Hidden Signatures in Living SystemsR35GM136223 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHENG, JI-XIN · 2020 to 2025
$5.7M
High-content High-speed Chemical Imaging of Metabolic Reprogramming by Integration of Advanced Instrumentation and Data ScienceR01EB032391 · NIBIB · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHENG, JI-XIN · 2022 to 2025
$2.0M
Super-sensitive vibrational imaging by synergic development of instruments and probesR01EB035429 · NIBIB · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Daniela Buccella, Ji-Xin Cheng · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB032391NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB035429NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is a highly sensitive chemical imaging technique. However, the SRS imaging performance hinges on two key factors: the reliance on low-noise but bulky solid-state laser sources and stringent sample requirements necessitated by high numerical aperture (NA) optics. Here, we present a fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal (SRP) microscope that addresses these limitations. While appreciating the portability and compactness of a noisy source, fiber laser SRP enables a two-order-of-magnitude improvement in signal to noise ratio over fiber laser SRS without balance detection. Furthermore, with the use of low NA, long working distance optics for signal collection, SRP expands the allowed sample space from millimeters to centimeters, which diversifies the sample formats to multi-well plates and thick tissues. The sensitivity and imaging depth are further amplified by using urea for both thermal enhancement and tissue clearance. Together, fiber laser SRP microscopy provides a robust, user-friendly platform for diverse applications. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43074-025-00196-1.

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Chemical imagingLabel-freePhotothermal microscopyStimulated Raman

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PMID41036069
PMCPMC12479582

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