High-repetition-rate ultrafast source emitting concomitantly in the 1.3 and 1.7 μm SWIR water-transparency bands for dual-color 3-photon microscopy

Khmaies Guesmi (1) , Lamiae Abdeladim (2) , Karolis Jurkus (1) , Philippe Rigaud (1) , Marc Hanna (1) , Pierre Mahou (2) , Jean Livet (3) , Willy Supatto (2) , Patrick Georges (1) , Emmanuel Beaurepaire (2) , Frédéric Druon (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers
2 LOB - Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences
3 Institut de la Vision

We present a novel ultrafast laser design providing simultaneous excitation in the two water-transparency windows at 1.3 and 1.7 µm, and we demonstrate its potentiality for efficient 3-photon microscopy of nervous tissues.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Khmaies Guesmi, Lamiae Abdeladim, Karolis Jurkus, Philippe Rigaud, Marc Hanna, et al.. High-repetition-rate ultrafast source emitting concomitantly in the 1.3 and 1.7 μm SWIR water-transparency bands for dual-color 3-photon microscopy. Advanced Solid State Lasers, Oct 2017, Nagoya, Japan. ⟨10.1364/ASSL.2017.ATu6A.5⟩. ⟨hal-01810181⟩