Multimodal and Label-Free Super-Resolution Imaging By Means of Pump-Probe Microscopy
- Abstract number
- 55
- Presentation Form
- Oral
- DOI
- 10.22443/rms.elmi2021.55
- Corresponding Email
- [email protected]
- Session
- Multiparameter and Multimodal Imaging for High Dimensional Data Acquisition
- Authors
- Behjat Sadat Kariman (1, 2), Marco Scotto (1), Alberto Diaspro (1, 2), Paolo Bianchini (1)
- Affiliations
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1. Nanoscopy and NIC@IIT, CHT Erzelli, Istituto Italiano Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
2. Department of Physics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Keywords
Pump-probe, non-linear optical microscopy, label-free imaging, 2PE, nanoscopy.
- Abstract text
In recent decades, the development of ultrashort pulse laser sources has led non-linear optical (NLO) light-matter interaction to acquire a central role in 3D label-free imaging due to efficient signal generation in the non-linear process [1-2]. The advantages of NLO approaches include the reduction of scattering due to the use of near-infrared radiation, which enables high penetration depth and reduces the aberrations introduced by the specimen [2]. Non-linear interaction comprises the generation of sum frequencies, high-harmonic generation (SHG/ THG), Raman scattering, two-photon fluorescence, and others [1]. Transient absorption, also known as pump-probe microscopy, is a non-linear optical imaging technique that can probe the dynamics of the excited states [2]. Two types of non-linear interaction, including transient absorption and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), can be exploited with a pump-probe approach to provide novel contrast mechanisms in non-fluorescent species [2]. Utilizing the combination of ground-state depletion with saturation can help in reaching high- and super-resolution label-free microscopy. Studying complex biological systems typically demands high speed, sensitivity, spectral and multi-contrast capability, and spatial and temporal resolution [2-3]. In this context, we aim to develop a multimodal microscope by combining conceptions of non-linear processes and multiphoton techniques to obtain multi-contrast imaging. In this work, we perform super-resolution label-free imaging using our custom-built near-infrared pump-probe microscope. Three femtosecond pulsed laser beams, generated by an OPO pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser (Chameleon Ultra II and compact OPO Coherent), are coupled into a commercial laser scanning confocal microscope (Nikon A1 MP). We explore the saturation of transient absorption using a doughnut-shaped beam in the STED-like approach to saturate the absorption [4] and SHG, SFG, and stimulated Raman scattering processes to achieve label-free imaging at an improved spatial resolution and enhanced information content.
- References
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[2] V. Astratov. "Label-Free Super-Resolution Microscopy," Springer Nature, (2019).
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