We present a highly stable and compact laser source for stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. cw-seeding of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by a bulk femtosecond Yb-oscillator and self-phase modulation in a tapered fiber allow for broad tunability without any optical or electronic synchronization. The source features noise levels of the Stokes beam close to the shot-noise limit at MHz modulation frequencies. We demonstrate the superior performance of our system by SRS imaging of micrometer-sized polymer beads.
%0 Journal Article
%1 SteinleKumar15
%A Steinle, Tobias
%A Kumar, Vikas
%A Steinmann, Andy
%A Marangoni, Marco
%A Cerullo, Giulio
%A Giessen, Harald
%D 2015
%I OSA
%J Opt. Lett.
%K myown
%N 4
%P 593--596
%R 10.1364/OL.40.000593
%T Compact, low-noise, all-solid-state laser system for stimulated Raman scattering microscopy
%U http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-40-4-593
%V 40
%X We present a highly stable and compact laser source for stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. cw-seeding of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by a bulk femtosecond Yb-oscillator and self-phase modulation in a tapered fiber allow for broad tunability without any optical or electronic synchronization. The source features noise levels of the Stokes beam close to the shot-noise limit at MHz modulation frequencies. We demonstrate the superior performance of our system by SRS imaging of micrometer-sized polymer beads.
@article{SteinleKumar15,
abstract = {We present a highly stable and compact laser source for stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. cw-seeding of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by a bulk femtosecond Yb-oscillator and self-phase modulation in a tapered fiber allow for broad tunability without any optical or electronic synchronization. The source features noise levels of the Stokes beam close to the shot-noise limit at MHz modulation frequencies. We demonstrate the superior performance of our system by SRS imaging of micrometer-sized polymer beads.},
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author = {Steinle, Tobias and Kumar, Vikas and Steinmann, Andy and Marangoni, Marco and Cerullo, Giulio and Giessen, Harald},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/2471cac2861ee7a648eb79313adf1c128/andy.steinmann},
doi = {10.1364/OL.40.000593},
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journal = {Opt. Lett.},
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month = feb,
number = 4,
pages = {593--596},
publisher = {OSA},
timestamp = {2021-02-23T12:14:49.000+0100},
title = {Compact, low-noise, all-solid-state laser system for stimulated Raman scattering microscopy},
url = {http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-40-4-593},
volume = 40,
year = 2015
}
