title: Stimulated parametric emission microscopy.
abstract: We propose a novel microscopy technique based on the four-wave mixing (FWM) process that is enhanced by two-photon electronic resonance induced by a pump pulse along with stimulated emission induced by a dump pulse. A Ti:sapphire laser and an optical parametric oscillator are used as light sources for the pump and dump pulses, respectively. We demonstrate that our proposed FWM technique can be used to obtain a one-dimensional image of ethanol-thinned Coumarin 120 solution sandwiched between a hole-slide glass and a cover slip, and a two-dimensional image of a leaf of Camellia sinensis.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Rena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tsunehito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Sachihiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Kiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh