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Virtual H&E histology by fiber-based picosecond two-photon microscopy

Kolb JP, Weng D, Hakert H, Eibl M, Draxinger W, Meyer T, Gottschall T, Brinkmann R, Bringruber R, Popp J, Limpert J, Karpf SN, Huber R (2019)

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Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Publisher: SPIE

Book Volume: 10882

Conference Proceedings Title: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Event location: San Francisco, CA, USA

ISBN: 9781510624061

DOI: 10.1117/12.2507866

Abstract

Two-Photon Microscopy (TPM) can provide three-dimensional morphological and functional contrast in vivo. Through proper staining, TPM can be utilized to create virtual, HE equivalent images and thus can improve throughput in histology-based applications. We previously reported on a new light source for TPM that employs a compact and robust fiber-amplified, directly modulated laser. This laser is pulse-to-pulse wavelength switchable between 1064 nm, 1122 nm, and 1186 nm with an adjustable pulse duration from 50ps to 5ns and arbitrary repetition rates up to 1MHz at kW-peak powers. Despite the longer pulse duration, it can achieve similar average signal levels compared to fs-setups by lowering the repetition rate to achieve similar cw and peak power levels. The longer pulses lead to a larger number of photons per pulse, which yields single shot fluorescence lifetime measurements (FLIM) by applying a fast 4 GSamples/s digitizer. In the previous setup, the wavelengths were limited to 1064 nm and longer. Here, we use four wave mixing in a non-linear photonic crystal fiber to expand the wavelength range down to 940 nm. This wavelength is highly suitable for imaging green fluorescent proteins in neurosciences and stains such as acridine orange (AO), eosin yellow (EY) and sulforhodamine 101 (SR101) used for histology applications. In a more compact setup, we also show virtual HE histological imaging using a direct 1030 nm fiber MOPA.

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APA:

Kolb, J.P., Weng, D., Hakert, H., Eibl, M., Draxinger, W., Meyer, T.,... Huber, R. (2019). Virtual H&E histology by fiber-based picosecond two-photon microscopy. In Ammasi Periasamy, Peter T. C. So, Karsten Konig (Eds.), Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. San Francisco, CA, USA: SPIE.

MLA:

Kolb, Jan Philip, et al. "Virtual H&E histology by fiber-based picosecond two-photon microscopy." Proceedings of the Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XIX 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA Ed. Ammasi Periasamy, Peter T. C. So, Karsten Konig, SPIE, 2019.

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