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High-Speed Coherent Raman Fingerprint Imaging of Biological Tissues

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Author(s)

Charles H. Camp, Young J. Lee, John M. Heddleston, Christopher M. Hartshorn, Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeremy N. Rich, Justin D. Lathia, Marcus T. Cicerone

Abstract

We have developed a coherent Raman imaging platform using broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) that provides an unprecedented combination of speed, sensitivity, and spectral breadth. The system utilizes a unique configuration of laser sources that probes the Raman spectrum over 3000 cm−1 and generates an especially strong response in the typically weak Raman “fingerprint” region through heterodyne amplification of the anti-Stokes photons with a large nonresonant background (NRB) while maintaining high spectral resolution of
Citation
Nature Photonics
Volume
8

Keywords

broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, chemical imaging, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, hyperspectral imaging, label-free

Citation

Camp, C. , Lee, Y. , Heddleston, J. , Hartshorn, C. , Hight, A. , Rich, J. , Lathia, J. and Cicerone, M. (2014), High-Speed Coherent Raman Fingerprint Imaging of Biological Tissues, Nature Photonics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2014.145 (Accessed March 19, 2024)
Created July 20, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018