Non-degenerate multiphoton microscopy for deep brain imaging
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چکیده
We achieve non-degenerate 2-photon excitation (ND2PE) using a pair of IR and NIR beams and show that the emission intensity is proportional to the power of each beam. ND2PE provides an alternative to 3-photon excitation. © 2015 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (170.0170) Medical Optics and Biotechnology; (000.1430) Biology and Medicine
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