High energy supercontinuum sources using tapered photonic crystal fibers for multispectral photoacoustic microscopy

J Biomed Opt. 2016 Jun;21(6):61005. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.21.6.061005.

Abstract

We demonstrate a record bandwidth high energy supercontinuum source suitable for multispectral photoacoustic microscopy. The source has more than 150 nJ/10 nm bandwidth over a spectral range of 500 to 1600 nm. This performance is achieved using a carefully designed fiber taper with large-core input for improved power handling and small-core output that provides the desired spectral range of the supercontinuum source.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy / instrumentation*
  • Photoacoustic Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity