Multimodal platform for nonlinear optical microscopy and microspectroscopy

US8994932B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8994932-B2
Application numberUS-200913141039-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 18, 2009
Priority dateDec 20, 2008
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A method for providing images using a multimodal nonlinear optical microscope is disclosed. The method includes providing a foundation femtosecond laser beam, generating a first femtosecond laser beam and a second femtosecond laser beam corresponding to the foundation femtosecond laser beam, combining the first femtosecond laser beam and the foundation femtosecond laser beam to generate a first combination femtosecond laser beam, and generating a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) signal based on the first combination femtosecond laser beam. A multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy platform is also disclosed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for imaging a sample, the method comprising: providing a foundation femtosecond laser beam; generating a first femtosecond laser beam and a separate second femtosecond laser beam corresponding to the foundation femtosecond laser beam; combining the first femtosecond laser beam and the foundation femtosecond laser beam to generate a first combination femtosecond laser beam; exposing the sample to the first combination femtosecond laser be…

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What does patent US8994932B2 cover?
A method for providing images using a multimodal nonlinear optical microscope is disclosed. The method includes providing a foundation femtosecond laser beam, generating a first femtosecond laser beam and a second femtosecond laser beam corresponding to the foundation femtosecond laser beam, combining the first femtosecond laser beam and the foundation femtosecond laser beam to generate a first…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cheng Ji-Xin, Chen Hongtao, Slipchenko Mikhail, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01N21/6486. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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