Two-photon endomicroscopy with microsphere-spliced double-cladding antiresonant fiber for resolution enhancement

Opt Express. 2022 Jul 18;30(15):26090-26101. doi: 10.1364/OE.461325.

Abstract

We demonstrate a miniature fiber-optic two two-photon endomicroscopy with microsphere-spliced double-cladding antiresonant fiber for resolution enhancement. An easy-to-operate process for fixing microsphere permanently in an antiresonant fiber core, by arc discharge, is proposed. The flexible fiber-optic probe is integrated with a parameter of 5.8 mm × 49.1 mm (outer diameter × rigid length); the field of view is 210 µm, the resolution is 1.3 µm, and the frame rate is 0.7 fps. The imaging ability is verified using ex-vivo mouse kidney, heart, stomach, tail tendon, and in-vivo brain neural imaging.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fiber Optic Technology* / methods
  • Mice
  • Microspheres
  • Photons*