title: Fiber-format stimulated-Raman-scattering microscopy from a single laser oscillator.
abstract: A highly simplified architecture for stimulated-Raman-scattering microscopy is demonstrated, where multiple tunable narrowband picosecond pulses are generated by spectral compression of femtosecond pulses emitted by a single compact Er-fiber oscillator. The system provides high sensitivity (2x10(-7)) and spectral resolution (sub-15 cm(-1)), and it offers an unprecedented flexibility for multicolor imaging.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica-Polo di Lecco del Politecnico di Milano, ULTRAS-CNR-INFM,IFN-CNR Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambetta
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grancini
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Polli
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramponi
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerullo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangoni
mesh_terms: D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D007834:Lasers; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide