核黄素与NADH在紫光波段的激光诱导荧光光谱研究

基于细胞代谢荧光体的激光诱导荧光探测,在生物反应过程监测与生物活性物质探测中具有广泛的应用.本文利用波长可调谐激光光源,结合液体射流进样装置,研究了核黄素与NADH等生物荧光体在紫光波段(389nm～404nm)激发的荧光光谱,并考察了激光强度、样品浓度等参数对荧光光谱特性的影响.实验观察到核黄素的激发光谱在402.5nm处出现“波谷”,具有特征性,选择403.5nm激光激发,核黄素的浓度灵敏度约为NADH的八百分之一.这些结果为发展生物荧光探测与识别技术提供了新的基础数据.     

核黄素与NADH在紫光波段的激光诱导荧光光谱研究

基于细胞代谢荧光体的激光诱导荧光探测,在生物反应过程监测与生物活性物质探测中具有广泛的应用.本文利用波长可调谐激光光源,结合液体射流进样装置,研究了核黄素与NADH等生物荧光体在紫光波段(389 nm～404 nm)激发的荧光光谱,并考察了激光强度、样品浓度等参数对荧光光谱特性的影响.实验观察到核黄素的激发光谱在402.5 nm处出现"波谷",具有特征性,选择403.5 nm激光激发,核黄素的浓度灵敏度约为NADH的八百分之一.这些结果为发展生物荧光探测与识别技术提供了新的基础数据.     

Tunable, low-repetition-rate, cost-efficient femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser for nonlinear microscopy

We report on a broadly tunable, long-cavity Ti:sapphire laser oscillator being mode-locked in the net negative intracavity dispersion regime by Kerr-lens mode-locking, delivering τ _FWHM<300 fs pulses at 22 MHz repetition rate. The wavelength of the laser can be tuned over a 170 nm wide range between 712 nm and 882 nm. Having a typical pump power of 2.6 W, the maximum pulse peak power is 60 kW. Comparison of the reported laser with a standard, 76 MHz Ti:sapphire oscillator regarding two-photon excitation efficiency in a laser scanning microscope shows that the 22 MHz laser generates the same fluorescence signal at considerably, 1.82 times lower average power, which is expected to result in a reduced photothermal damage probability of biological samples. This fact along with the broad tunability and a low pump power requirement makes this cost-effective laser an ideal light source for nonlinear microscopy.     

不同紫外波段激发生物气溶胶荧光雷达系统性能分析

基于激光诱导生物荧光技术,分别采用紫外355nm和266nm激光作为激发光源,构建生物气溶胶荧光雷达监测系统模型.综合考虑不同激发波段,臭氧吸收以及太阳背景光等因素对激光雷达荧光探测效果的影响,对系统性能进行数值仿真分析.仿真结果表明,在四倍频266nm紫外波段的激光激发下,系统受地表臭氧的影响,白天的有效探测距离非常有限;在系统信噪比为10(SNR=10),臭氧浓度为50μg/L时,最大探测距离仅为300m;而夜间情况下,太阳背景光影响减弱,探测距离约为450m.三倍频355nm激发时,臭氧对系统的探测性能影响较小,夜间探测距离可达750m;白天太阳背景光对355nm的系统影响较大,在相同0.5mrad接收视场角下,其有效探测距离约为330m.为减少白天背景光的影响,将望远镜接收视场角压缩到0.3mrad,同时选用50nm带宽的滤光片,此时系统的探测距离为480m.由于355nm波段的激发荧光受白天太阳背景光的影响较大,在进行夜间探测时才可获得较好的效果;而266nm的激发波段可以很好的抑制背景光影响,能够实现对生物气溶胶的白天有效探测.     

Near-infrared dyes as contrast-enhancing agents for spectroscopic optical coherence tomography

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of biological tissues often have low contrast. Spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (SOCT) methods have been developed to enhance contrast but remain limited because most tissues are not spectrally active in the frequency bands of laser sources commonly used in OCT. Near-infrared (NIR) dyes with absorption spectra features within the OCT source spectrum can be used for enhancing contrast in this situation. We introduce and demonstrate the use of NIR dyes as contrast agents for SOCT. Contrast-enhanced images are compared with fluorescence microscopy, demonstrating a link between SOCT and fluorescence imaging.     

Two-photon excited fluorescence from biological aerosol particles

We used a 40 MHz mode-locked 524 nm laser source to evaluate the utility of sub-picosecond excitation of fluorescence from 2-photon absorption in biological aerosols. Individual particles of biological composition, as well as other calibration particles, suspended in an inlet air flow were illuminated and measured as they passed through an optical chamber. To our knowledge, this was the first demonstration of 2-photon excited fluorescence from micron-sized particles composed of micro-organisms. We also observed a high fluorescence signal at visible wavelengths, which was not present with single-photon excitation.     

Broadly tunable UV-blue picosecond pulsed laser and its application for biological imaging

We have achieved a rapid and random wavelength tuned picosecond pulsed laser and a widely tunable UV-blue picosecond pulsed laser by using the intracavity second harmonic generation of the laser. The tuning range was from 384 to 434 nm with picosecond pulse oscillation. In addition, we demonstrated biological imaging using a fluorescent protein excited by the widely tunable UV-blue picosecond pulsed laser. We found that the laser is suitable for biological imaging using the fluorescent protein as an excitation light source without damages.     

Fluorescence spectroscopy applied to orange trees

In this work, we have applied laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy to investigate biological processes in orange trees (Citrus aurantium L.). We have chosen to investigate water stress and Citrus Canker, which is a disease caused by the Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri bacteria. The fluorescence spectroscopy was investigated by using as an excitation source a 442-nm 15-mW HeCd gas multimode discharge laser and a 532-nm 10-mW Nd³⁺:YAG laser. The stress manifestation was detected by the variation of fluorescence ratios of the leaves at different wavelengths. The fluorescence ratios present a significant variation, showing the possibility to observe water stress by fluorescence spectrum. The Citrus Canker’s contaminated leaves were discriminated from the healthy leaves using a more complex analysis of the fluorescence spectra. However, we were unable to discriminate it from another disease, and new fluorescence experiments are planned for the future.     

NO分子A2Σ→X2Π双光子激光感生荧光光谱

以Nd∶YAG激光器抽运光学参变振荡器 /光学参变放大器做为激发源 ,得到了NO分子在 2 2 0～ 35 0nm波长范围内的双光子激光诱导荧光光谱 ,并将其归属于A2 Σ(ν′ =0 )→X2 Π(ν″ =1～ 8)跃迁 ,用最小二乘法拟合获得NO分子X2 Π态振动常量″ωe =(190 4 .7± 7.3)cm-1,″ωe ″xe =(14 .2± 1.2 )cm-1,″ωe″ye=- (0 .0 2 18± 0 .0 0 91)cm-1,及平衡位置的力常量k =(1.5 99± 0 .0 12 )× 10 3 N·m-1。计算了所得跃迁谱带的弗兰克康登因子及相对荧光强度 ,结果与实验观测值相符。这可为用激光诱导荧光光谱技术探测大气污染物NO分子提供理论及实验参考     

Compact two-photon fluorescence microscope based on a single-mode fiber coupler

We present a two-photon fluorescence microscope based on a three-port single-mode optical fiber coupler. It is found that the coupler behaves as a low-pass filter that can deliver an ultrashort-pulsed laser beam of as much as 150 mW of power in the wavelength range from 770 to 870 nm as well as collect a two-photon fluorescence signal in the visible range. As a result of using the fiber coupler, the new two-photon imaging system exhibts a number of advantages, including a compact arrangement, freedom from vibration from lasers and electronic devices, self-alignment, reduction of multiple scattering, and an enhanced optical sectioning effect. The effectiveness of the new instrument is demonstrated with a set of three-dimensional images of biological samples. This instrument may make two-photon fluorescence endoscopy possible for in vivo medical applications.     

Optical Coherence Tomography System based on Synthesis of Optica Coherence Function with a Wavelength-Scanning Laser Source

A new optical coherence tomography system using a wavelength-scanning laser source is presented. The system has the advantage that the depth resolution can be controlled by the scanning range. In general, rapid scanning of the wavelength varies the output power of the laser source, and it is difficult to detect a weak signal of reflected light from the scattering object. By synchronizing the intensity-integrated detector with the variation, the dynamic range of the detection has been improved. To confirm the performance, tomographic imaging of biological tissues is demonstrated.     

Wavelength tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser operating in L-band

We describe a novel erbium-doped fiber ring laser utilizing the backward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power as a secondary pump source so that it can operate in L-band stably. The output wavelength can be tuned in a wide range of 45 nm, from 1560 to 1605 nm. We also compared this scheme with the condition of not using the ASE as secondary pump source, and found this scheme could improve the performance of the laser when using the same components.     

多光子激发荧光与毛细管电泳联用的实验研究

将多光子激发荧光探测与毛细管电泳技术相结合,研制了多光子激发荧光-毛细管电泳联用装置。这种方法可以高效快速的分离检测复杂样品中多种不同的荧光分子。作者对5HT,FAD,NADH这三种重要的生物分子,不用染料标记,分别用双光子激发和三光子激发,进行了直接的分离、识别和检测。得到的检测限分别是5HT 1.0×10-6 mol·L-1,FAD 7.4×10-７ mol·L-1,NADH 9.8×10-７ mol· L-1。5HT的检测限比紫外吸收低2个数量级;FAD和NADH的检测限比紫外吸收低1个数量级。     

Photoactivated Green Fluorescence Emission by Femtosecond Oscillator from Indole Solutions

We reported a novel femtosecond-laser-activated fluorescence emission from indole solutions upon excitation by the second harmonic wavelength of a femtosecond oscillator. A new absorption band around 400 nm and corresponding fluorescent band in the green domain were produced after the irradiation of femtosecond laser. This femtosecond-laser-activated luminescence process that allows the use of visible wavelength as a substitute for UV light to excite fluorescence from indole would extend applications based on indole chromophore. Furthermore, the photoactived emission can act as a fluorescence lifetime probe to measure the polarity in complex biological systems since it is polarity-sensitive. High performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector (HPLC-FLU) and high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS) analysis demonstrate that the origin of the photoactivated fluorescence is new molecular species that generated in indole solution upon femtosecond laser irradiation.     

Implementation of a novel low‐noise InGaAs detector enabling rapid near‐infrared multichannel Raman spectroscopy of pigmented biological samples

Pigmented tissues are inaccessible to Raman spectroscopy using visible laser light because of the high level of laser‐induced tissue fluorescence. The fluorescence contribution to the acquired Raman signal can be reduced by using an excitation wavelength in the near infrared range around 1000 nm. This will shift the Raman spectrum above 1100 nm, which is the principal upper detection limit for silicon‐based CCD detectors. For wavelengths above 1100 nm indium gallium arsenide detectors can be used. However, InGaAs detectors have not yet demonstrated satisfactory noise level characteristics for demanding Raman applications. We have tested and implemented for the first time a novel sensitive InGaAs imaging camera with extremely low readout noise for multichannel Raman spectroscopy in the short‐wave infrared (SWIR) region. The effective readout noise of two electrons is comparable to that of high quality CCDs and two orders of magnitude lower than that of other commercially available InGaAs detector arrays. With an in‐house built Raman system we demonstrate detection of shot‐noise limited high quality Raman spectra of pigmented samples in the high wavenumber region, whereas a more traditional excitation laser wavelength (671 nm) could not generate a useful Raman signal because of high fluorescence. Our Raman instrument makes it possible to substantially decrease fluorescence background and to obtain high quality Raman spectra from pigmented biological samples in integration times well below 20 s. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Longitudinal, multimodal functional imaging of microvascular response to photothermal therapy

Although studies have shown that photothermal therapy can coagulate selectively abnormal vasculature, the ability of this method to achieve consistent, complete removal of the vasculature is questionable. We present the use of multimodal, wide-field functional imaging to study, in greater detail, the biological response to selective laser injury. Specifically, a single-platform instrument capable of coregistered fluorescence imaging and laser speckle imaging was utilized to monitor vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression and blood flow, respectively, in a transgenic rodent model. Collectively, the longitudinal, in vivo data collected with our instrument suggest that the biological response to selective laser injury involves early-stage redistribution of blood flow, followed by increased vascular endothelial growth factor promoter activity to stimulate pro-angiogenic events.     

Whole-field five-dimensional fluorescence microscopy combining lifetime and spectral resolution with optical sectioning

We report a novel whole-field three-dimensional fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope that incoporates multispectral imaging to provide five-dimensional (5-D) fluorescence microscopy. This instrument, which can acquire a 5-D data set in less than a minute, is based on potentially compact and inexpensive diode-pumped solid-state laser technology. We demonstrate that spectral discrimination as well as optical sectioning minimize artifacts in lifetime determination and illustrate how spectral discrimination improves the lifetime contrast of biological tissue.     

Application of a femtosecond self-sustaining mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser to the field of laser scanning confocal microscopy

Developments in ultrafast Ti:sapphire laser technology can be applied in the investigation of nonlinear optical processes. We describe the application of a self-sustaining femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser as an illumination source in the field of confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy (LSM). We present spectra for various fluorescent stains under two-photon excitation and present LSM images of stained samples under mode-locked illumination. The potential for such a system as a non-destructive technique for studying live cells in biomedical research is discussed.     

LIF技术与SIMCA算法在煤矿突水水源识别中的研究

煤矿突水水源类型的快速识别对于煤矿水害预警防治意义重大。针对传统水化学方法水源识别耗时较长的问题,提出一种基于激光诱导荧光光谱(LIF)技术与簇类的独立软模式(SIMCA)算法的煤矿突水水源快速识别方法。激光诱导荧光光谱技术具有分析速度快、灵敏度高等特点,在激光器的辅助下,荧光光谱仪实时采集荧光光谱,根据水样的荧光光谱即可进行水源类型识别,在数据库完备的情况下,只需几秒即可进行煤矿水源判断,对于煤矿的水害预警以及灾后救援来说意义重大。实验利用405 nm激光器发射激光,打入被测水体,得到五种常见突水水样的共100组荧光光谱,对各水样的荧光光谱进行光谱预处理。每种水样使用15组共75组荧光光谱作为预测集,剩余的25组水样的荧光光谱作为测试集。利用主成分分析(PCA)分别对五种水样进行建模,而后依据所建模型进行SIMCA分类。实验发现不同水样的荧光光谱差异明显,经过Gaussian-Filter预处理后的荧光光谱,在主成分数为2,显著性程度α＝5%的情况下,利用SIMCA算法进行水样分类,预测集和测试集的正确率皆为100%。     

Fluorescence feedback control of a diode pumped solid state laser

We implement active feedback control in a Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser by monitoring the fluorescence intensity from the laser crystal. When the initial inversion level indicated by the detected fluorescence has reached a predetermined value, Q-switching is initiated. The Q-switched pulse energy is stabler with our feedback scheme based on the fluorescence intensity than that with the conventional Q-switching when pumping source is not stable.