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  • Editor: Alan E. Willner
  • Vol. 37, Iss. 16 — Aug. 15, 2012
  • pp: 3330–3332

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Optical time-stretch confocal microscopy at 1  μm

Terence T. W. Wong, Andy K. S. Lau, Kenneth K. Y. Wong, and Kevin K. Tsia  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 16, pp. 3330-3332 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.003330


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Abstract

We demonstrate optical time-stretch confocal microscopy in the 1  μm spectral window for high-speed and high-resolution cellular imaging. In contrast to the prior demonstrations of time-stretch imaging, which all operated in the telecommunication band, the present work extends the utility of this imaging modality to a wavelength regime (∼1  μm), which is well known to be the optimal diagnostic window in biophotonics. This imaging technique enables us to image the nasopharyngeal epithelial cells with cellular resolution (<2  μm), at a line scan rate of 10 MHz, and with a field of view as wide as ∼0.44  mm×0.1  mm. We also theoretically and experimentally characterized the system performance. As the low-loss dispersive fibers for the time-stretch process as well as other essential optical components for enhancing the imaging sensitivity are commonly available at 1  μm, time-stretch confocal microscopy in this wavelength range could usher in realizing high-speed cell imaging with an unprecedented throughput.

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OCIS Codes
(170.3880) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical and biological imaging
(170.7160) Medical optics and biotechnology : Ultrafast technology
(180.1790) Microscopy : Confocal microscopy

ToC Category:
Medical Optics and Biotechnology

History
Original Manuscript: May 7, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: June 10, 2012
Published: August 6, 2012

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Citation
Terence T. W. Wong, Andy K. S. Lau, Kenneth K. Y. Wong, and Kevin K. Tsia, "Optical time-stretch confocal microscopy at 1  μm," Opt. Lett. 37, 3330-3332 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-16-3330

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