We report on the application of an optically tunable coherent white light source, based on the supercontinuum generation from microstructured optical fibres, to fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) microscopy and Foerster resonance energy transfer (FRET). A prototype lens based on monotonic longitudinal chromatic aberration is used for tuning the supercontinuum wavelengths from 400 to 1000 nm and acts as an axial monochromator, suitable for fibre delivery in confocal microscopy.

Supercontinuum source tuned by an on-axis monochromator for fluorescence lifetime imaging

Silvia Soria;Giuseppe Molesini;Franco Quercioli
2010-01-01

Abstract

We report on the application of an optically tunable coherent white light source, based on the supercontinuum generation from microstructured optical fibres, to fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) microscopy and Foerster resonance energy transfer (FRET). A prototype lens based on monotonic longitudinal chromatic aberration is used for tuning the supercontinuum wavelengths from 400 to 1000 nm and acts as an axial monochromator, suitable for fibre delivery in confocal microscopy.
2010
Istituto di Fisica Applicata - IFAC
Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - ISC
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica - INO
Confocal Microscopy
Fluorescence Microscopy
Lens System Design
Imaging
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