Dispersion management in two-photon microscopy by using diffractive optical elements

Opt Lett. 2013 Feb 15;38(4):440-2. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.000440.

Abstract

We demonstrate efficient generation of wide-field fluorescence signals in two-photon microscopy exploiting diffractive optical elements and short pulses by using a dispersion-compensated beam delivery optics module. Computer-generated holograms are codified onto a phase-only spatial light modulator, which allows for arbitrary single-shot patterning of the sample. Spatiotemporal shaping of the pulse is mandatory to overcome spatial chirp and pulse-front tilt effects that spread both in space and time the irradiance patterns, thus limiting not only the spatial resolution but also the signal-to-noise ratio in two-photon microscopy. By using a multipass amplifier delivering 30 fs, 0.8 mJ pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate, we experimentally demonstrated arbitrary single-shot fluorescence irradiance patterns in Rhodamine B.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lasers
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton / methods*
  • Optical Phenomena*