Fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal microscopy with long working distance optics
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| author | Ge, Xiaowei Zhu, Yifan Sun, Dingcheng Ni, Hongli Li, Yueming Dessai, Chinmayee V. Prabhu Cheng, Ji-Xin |
| author_facet | Ge, Xiaowei Zhu, Yifan Sun, Dingcheng Ni, Hongli Li, Yueming Dessai, Chinmayee V. Prabhu Cheng, Ji-Xin |
| contents | Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is a highly sensitive chemical imaging technique. However, the broader application of SRS has been limited by two key challenges: the reliance on low-noise but bulky solid-state laser sources and stringent sample requirements necessitated by high numerical aperture (NA) optics. Here, we present a fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal (SRP) microscope that addresses these limitations. While appreciating the portability and compactness of a noisy source, fiber laser SRP enables a two-order-of-magnitude improvement in signal to noise ratio over fiber laser SRS without balance detection. Furthermore, with the use of low NA, long working distance optics for signal collection, SRP expands the allowed sample space from millimeters to centimeters, which diversifies the sample formats to multi-well plates and thick tissues. The sensitivity and imaging depth are further amplified by using urea for both thermal enhancement and tissue clearance. Together, fiber laser SRP microscopy provides a robust, user-friendly platform for diverse applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal microscopy with long working distance optics Ge, Xiaowei Zhu, Yifan Sun, Dingcheng Ni, Hongli Li, Yueming Dessai, Chinmayee V. Prabhu Cheng, Ji-Xin Optics Instrumentation and Detectors Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is a highly sensitive chemical imaging technique. However, the broader application of SRS has been limited by two key challenges: the reliance on low-noise but bulky solid-state laser sources and stringent sample requirements necessitated by high numerical aperture (NA) optics. Here, we present a fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal (SRP) microscope that addresses these limitations. While appreciating the portability and compactness of a noisy source, fiber laser SRP enables a two-order-of-magnitude improvement in signal to noise ratio over fiber laser SRS without balance detection. Furthermore, with the use of low NA, long working distance optics for signal collection, SRP expands the allowed sample space from millimeters to centimeters, which diversifies the sample formats to multi-well plates and thick tissues. The sensitivity and imaging depth are further amplified by using urea for both thermal enhancement and tissue clearance. Together, fiber laser SRP microscopy provides a robust, user-friendly platform for diverse applications. |
| title | Fiber laser based stimulated Raman photothermal microscopy with long working distance optics |
| topic | Optics Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.19875 |