Patent ID: 8994932
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G01J,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. A method for imaging a sample, the method comprising: providing a foundation femtosecond laser beam; generating a first femtosecond laser beam and a separate second femtosecond laser beam corresponding to the foundation femtosecond laser beam; combining the first femtosecond laser beam and the foundation femtosecond laser beam to generate a first combination femtosecond laser beam; exposing the sample to the first combination femtosecond laser beam, so that the sample produces an optical signal; generating a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) signal by filtering the optical signal using a first filter; and generating a two-photon fluorescence (TPF) signal by filtering the optical signal using a second, different filter.