Invited review article: Imaging techniques for harmonic and multiphoton absorption fluorescence microscopy

R Carriles, DN Schafer, KE Sheetz, JJ Field… - Review of scientific …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We review the current state of multiphoton microscopy. In particular, the requirements and
limitations associated with high-speed multiphoton imaging are considered. A description of …

Luminescence and stability of aqueous thioalkyl acid capped CdSe/ZnS quantum dots correlated to ligand ionization

WR Algar, UJ Krull - ChemPhysChem, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The spectroscopic properties of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were observed to change as
a function of thioalkyl acid ligand. Experiments were performed using 2, 3, 6, and 11‐carbon …

Femtosecond nonlinear frequency conversion based on BiB3O6

V Petrov, M Ghotbi, O Kokabee… - Laser & Photonics …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We review the physical properties, linear and nonlinear optical characteristics, and phase‐
matching configurations of BiB3O6 (BIBO), the first low‐symmetry (monoclinic) inorganic …

Enhanced operation of femtosecond lasers and applications in cell transfection

CTA Brown, DJ Stevenson, X Tsampoula… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we present a review and discussion on the enhancement of femtosecond (fs)
lasers for use within biophotonics with a particular focus on their use in optical transfection …

High power continuous-wave dual-wavelength alexandrite laser

S Ghanbari, A Major - Laser Physics Letters, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A high power dual-wavelength alexandrite (Cr: BeAl 2 O 4) laser using a single plate
birefringent filter (BRF) was demonstrated. Using a 6 mm thick BRF, dual-wavelength output …

Megawatt peak power level sub-100 fs Yb: KGW oscillators

H Zhao, A Major - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We report on the first demonstration, to the best of our knowledge, of sub-100 fs pulses
directly from the diode-pumped mode-locked Yb: KGW bulk oscillators operated at a low …

Polarization anisotropy of thermal lens in Yb:KY(WO4)2 laser crystal under high-power diode pumping

P Loiko, S Manjooran, K Yumashev, A Major - Applied optics, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Thermal lensing was studied in an N_g-cut monoclinic Yb: KY (WO_4) _2 (Yb: KYW) laser
crystal under high-power diode pumping at∼ 980 nm, for the two principal light …

Terahertz time-domain-spectroscopy system based on femtosecond Yb: fiber laser and GaBiAs photoconducting components

V Pačebutas, A Bičiūnas, S Balakauskas… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We describe a terahertz time-domain-spectroscopy system that is based on photoconductive
components fabricated from low-temperature-grown GaBiAs epitaxial layers and activated …

A continuous wave Yb: KGW laser with polarization-independent pump absorption

H Zhao, A Major - Laser Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
A polarization-independent pumping scheme for an end-pumped Yb: KGd (WO 4) 2 laser
oscillator is proposed. It enables the use of compact, high power and high brightness fiber …

Phase-matching properties of PPKTP, MgO: PPSLT and MgO: PPcLN for ultrafast optical parametric oscillation in the visible and near-infrared ranges with green pump

S Manjooran, H Zhao, IT Lima, A Major - Laser Physics, 2012 - Springer
Ultrashort pulses with wavelength tuning in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) ranges
(here approximately 680 to 2000 nm) have wide application in many biomedical devices …