Nonlinear optical microscopy for artworks physics

A Dal Fovo, M Castillejo, R Fontana - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2021 - Springer
Nonlinear optical microscopies (NLOMs) are innovative techniques recently introduced in
the field of cultural heritage for the non-invasive in-depth analysis of artworks. In this review …

[HTML][HTML] Listening to laser light interactions with objects of art: a novel photoacoustic approach for diagnosis and monitoring of laser cleaning interventions

GJ Tserevelakis, P Pouli, G Zacharakis - Heritage Science, 2020 - Springer
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a novel, rapidly expanding diagnostic technique, which has
been predominately developed in the context of contemporary biomedical research studies …

Optical coherence tomography and non-linear microscopy for paintings–a study of the complementary capabilities and laser degradation effects

H Liang, M Mari, CS Cheung, S Kogou, P Johnson… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
This paper examines for the first time the potential complementary imaging capabilities of
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and non-linear microscopy (NLM) for multi-modal 3D …

Multianalytical non-invasive characterization of phthalocyanine acrylic paints through spectroscopic and non-linear optical techniques

A Dal Fovo, M Oujja, M Sanz… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The documentation and monitoring of cleaning operations on paintings benefit from the
identification and determination of thickness of the materials to be selectively removed …

Nonlinear imaging microscopy for assessing structural and photochemical modifications upon laser removal of dammar varnish on photosensitive substrates

M Oujja, S Psilodimitrakopoulos, E Carrasco… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The nonlinear optical microscopy (NLM) modalities of Multi-Photon Excited Fluorescence
(MPEF) and Third Harmonic Generation (THG) have been combined in this work to …

[HTML][HTML] Non-Linear Microscopy: A Well-Established Technique for Biological Applications towards Serving as a Diagnostic Tool for in situ Cultural Heritage Studies

M Mari, G Filippidis - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
A range of sophisticated imaging techniques have been developed in recent years that can
reveal the surface structure of cultural heritage objects with varying precision. In combination …

Photoacoustic speckle pattern interferometry for detecting cracks of different sizes

Y Zhu, Z Chen, W Zhou, Y Yu, V Tornari - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A system and method for non-destructive detection of cracks of different width and depths
based on digital speckle interferometry coupled with pulsed laser excitation is introduced …

Safe limits for the application of nonlinear optical microscopies to cultural heritage: A new method for in-situ assessment

A Dal Fovo, M Sanz, S Mattana, M Oujja… - Microchemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonlinear optical microscopies (NLOM) are emerging techniques for the monitoring and
preservation of cultural heritage, providing morphological, structural and compositional …

[HTML][HTML] In-depth structural and compositional assessment of aged terpenoid varnish layers by nonlinear optical microscopy

M Martínez-Weinbaum, L Maestro-Guijarro… - Journal of Cultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Varnishes are employed in painted artworks for protection from atmospheric pollution and
oxidation and for improving the esthetic appearance by providing an even and brilliant …

Polarization second harmonic generation discriminates between fresh and aged starch-based adhesives used in cultural heritage

S Psilodimitrakopoulos, E Gavgiotaki… - Microscopy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this work, we report that polarization second harmonic generation (PSHG) microscopy,
commonly used in biomedical imaging, can quantitatively discriminate naturally aged from …