Optical time-stretch imaging: Principles and applications

C Lei, B Guo, Z Cheng, K Goda - Applied Physics Reviews, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Breathtaking innovations in optical imaging have opened new exciting avenues for science,
industry, and medicine over the last few decades. One of such innovations is optical time …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast laser-scanning time-stretch imaging at visible wavelengths

JL Wu, YQ Xu, JJ Xu, XM Wei, A Chan… - Light: Science & …, 2017 - nature.com
Optical time-stretch imaging enables the continuous capture of non-repetitive events in real
time at a line-scan rate of tens of MHz—a distinct advantage for the ultrafast dynamics …

Broadband fiber-optical parametric amplification for ultrafast time-stretch imaging at 1.0 μm

X Wei, AKS Lau, Y Xu, C Zhang, A Mussot… - Optics Letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a broadband all-fiber-optical parametric amplifier for ultrafast time-stretch
imaging at 1.0 μm, featured by its compact design, alignment-free, high efficiency, and …

[HTML][HTML] Improved resolution optical time stretch imaging based on high efficiency in-fiber diffraction

G Wang, Z Yan, L Yang, L Zhang, C Wang - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Most overlooked challenges in ultrafast optical time stretch imaging (OTSI) are sacrificed
spatial resolution and higher optical loss. These challenges are originated from optical …

A unified framework for photonic time‐stretch systems

Y Zhou, JCK Chan, B Jalali - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photonic time stretch is the key enabling technology for a wide variety of instruments with
unparalleled single‐shot data acquisition performance at high throughput and continuous …

Time-stretch-based multidimensional line-scan microscopy

J Huang, Y Cao, J Wang, A Liu, Q Wu, Z Chang… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Time-stretch tomography imaging with ultrahigh frame rate is a breathtaking optical imaging
method for acquiring large data sets for detection and classification of rare events. However …

Optical time-stretch confocal microscopy at 1 μm

TTW Wong, AKS Lau, KKY Wong, KK Tsia - Optics letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
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 …

GHz optical time-stretch microscopy by compressive sensing

C Lei, Y Wu, AC Sankaranarayanan… - IEEE Photonics …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical time-stretch microscopy has recently attracted intensive attention for its capability of
acquiring images at an ultrahigh frame rate. Unfortunately, its achievable frame rate is …

Photonic time‐stretch digitizer and its extension to real‐time spectroscopy and imaging

AM Fard, S Gupta, B Jalali - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Real‐time wideband digitizers are the key building block in many systems including
oscilloscopes, signal intelligence, electronic warfare, and medical diagnostics systems …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast optical imaging technology: principles and applications of emerging methods

H Mikami, L Gao, K Goda - Nanophotonics, 2016 - degruyter.com
High-speed optical imaging is an indispensable technology for blur-free observation of fast
transient dynamics in virtually all areas including science, industry, defense, energy, and …