Multi-Photon Confocal Microscopy by Using a Femtosecond Cr:Forsterite Laser, Tze-Min Liu, Shi-Wei Chu, Chi-Kuang Sun, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TAIWAN, R.O.C., Ping-Chen Cheng, SUNY - Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Multi-photon confocal microscopy was performed by using a femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser. Taking advantage of its unique wavelength emitting at 1200-1250 nm, high penetration depth and excellent multi-photon luminescence can be easily observed in most bio-tissues and labeling dyes.

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Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy of GaN, Chi-Kuang Sun, Shi-Wei Chu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TAIWAN, R.O.C., Stacia Keller, Steven DenBaars, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Large third harmonic generation was observed in bulk GaN by using an infrared femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser. Taking advantage of this pronounced nonlinear optical effect, we have demonstrated third harmonic generation microscopy in GaN, which reveals interesting information not obtained before.

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Burgess, Daniel S. Femtosecond Near-IR Cr:Forsterite Laser Employed in Multiphoton Microscopy. Photonics Spectra, March 2006, pp. 128-129.
Key terms: Cr:forsterite laser, femtosecond pulse, mutiphoton