Molecular third-harmonic-generation microscopy through resonance enhancement with absorbing dye |
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Authors: | Yu Che-Hang Tai Shih-Peng Kung Chun-Ta Lee Wen-Jeng Chan Yi-Fan Liu Hsiang-Lin Lyu Jiun-Yi Sun Chi-Kuang |
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Institution: | Department of Electrical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. |
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Abstract: | This paper reports a facile and effortless method to realize three-dimensional (3D) molecular third-harmonic-generation (THG) microscopy through the technique of resonance enhancement with absorbing dye. Hematoxylin, a popular absorbing stain, is applied as an example to verify the multiphoton resonant enhancement based on the 1230 nm excitation light and can selectively enhance THG yield at cell nuclear sites in the studied specimens, serving as a cell nucleus contrast agent. It is concluded that combining THG microscopy with the mature staining technique can readily achieve 3D molecular imaging without using fluorescence. |
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