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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 22 — Oct. 22, 2012
  • pp: 24623–24635

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In situ 3D characterization of historical coatings and wood using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy

Gaël Latour, Jean-Philippe Echard, Marie Didier, and Marie-Claire Schanne-Klein  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 22, pp. 24623-24635 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.024623


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Abstract

We demonstrate multimodal nonlinear optical imaging of historical artifacts by combining Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) and Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence (2PEF) microscopies. We first identify the nonlinear optical response of materials commonly encountered in coatings of cultural heritage artifacts by analyzing one- and multi-layered model samples. We observe 2PEF signals from cochineal lake and sandarac and show that pigments and varnish films can be discriminated by exploiting their different emission spectral ranges as in luminescence linear spectroscopy. We then demonstrate SHG imaging of a filler, plaster, composed of bassanite particles which exhibit a non centrosymmetric crystal structure. We also show that SHG/2PEF imaging enables the visualization of wood microstructure through typically 60 µm-thick coatings by revealing crystalline cellulose (SHG signal) and lignin (2PEF signal) in the wood cell walls. Finally, in situ multimodal nonlinear imaging is demonstrated in a historical violin. SHG/2PEF imaging thus appears as a promising non-destructive and contactless tool for in situ 3D investigation of historical coatings and more generally for wood characterization and coating analysis at micrometer scale.

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OCIS Codes
(180.6900) Microscopy : Three-dimensional microscopy
(190.4180) Nonlinear optics : Multiphoton processes
(300.6280) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, fluorescence and luminescence
(310.3840) Thin films : Materials and process characterization
(180.4315) Microscopy : Nonlinear microscopy

ToC Category:
Microscopy

History
Original Manuscript: July 13, 2012
Revised Manuscript: September 5, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: October 1, 2012
Published: October 12, 2012

Citation
Gaël Latour, Jean-Philippe Echard, Marie Didier, and Marie-Claire Schanne-Klein, "In situ 3D characterization of historical coatings and wood using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy," Opt. Express 20, 24623-24635 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-22-24623


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