title: Flow imaging by use of femtosecond-laser-induced two-photon fluorescence.
abstract: A novel technique is demonstrated for the imaging of turbulent flows in which a single window to the flow is the only optical access required. A femtosecond laser is used to excite two-photon fluorescence in a disodium-fluorescein-seeded water jet. The fluorescence signal is generated at only the focal point of the laser because of the highly nonlinear nature of the two-photon absorption, and it is collected in a direction counterpropagating to the excitation beam. Tight focusing of the laser is used to limit the probe volume, and the two-dimensional mean and rms concentration images are collected by raster scanning the laser.
authors.affiliation: Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, United Kingdom. j.kelman@cranfield.ac.uk
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kelman
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Greenhalgh
authors.forename: Euan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Derryck T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Reid