A 20 MHz Repetition Rate, Sub-Picosecond Ti–Sapphire Laser for Fiber Delivery in Nonlinear Microscopy of the Skin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Laser Setup and Fiber Delivery Experiments
3. Imaging Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Krolopp, Á.; Fésűs, L.; Szipőcs, G.; Wikonkál, N.; Szipőcs, R. A 20 MHz Repetition Rate, Sub-Picosecond Ti–Sapphire Laser for Fiber Delivery in Nonlinear Microscopy of the Skin. Life 2024, 14, 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14020231
Krolopp Á, Fésűs L, Szipőcs G, Wikonkál N, Szipőcs R. A 20 MHz Repetition Rate, Sub-Picosecond Ti–Sapphire Laser for Fiber Delivery in Nonlinear Microscopy of the Skin. Life. 2024; 14(2):231. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14020231
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrolopp, Ádám, Luca Fésűs, Gergely Szipőcs, Norbert Wikonkál, and Róbert Szipőcs. 2024. "A 20 MHz Repetition Rate, Sub-Picosecond Ti–Sapphire Laser for Fiber Delivery in Nonlinear Microscopy of the Skin" Life 14, no. 2: 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14020231