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Paper Abstract
We present a detailed study of the local environmental sensitivity of the commercially available laser dye, Styryl-9M.
Positions of the one-photon and two-photon absorption maxima and
two-photon absorption minimum of the dye are
sensitive to the solvent polarity. In aqueous solution its absorption and fluorescence spectra consist of two peaks whose
relative strength depend on the surrounding pH-s. The dye shows one of the highest two-photon absorption cross
sections, 700-1300 GM at the peak, among widely available compounds. Comparison of the linear and nonlinear
properties shows that its maximum cross section can be described by an effective two-level model. Based on the
properties of Styryl-9M we propose a new method of sensing local environment polarity in solutions and biological phantoms. We show that the dye is a promising candidate for two-photon biological imaging and microscopy.
Paper Details
Date Published: 2 September 2008
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 7049, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII, 70490Y (2 September 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.792282
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7049:
Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII
Rachel Jakubiak, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 7049, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII, 70490Y (2 September 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.792282
Show Author Affiliations
Nikolay S. Makarov, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Erich Beuerman, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Mikhail Drobizhev, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Erich Beuerman, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Mikhail Drobizhev, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Jean Starkey, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Aleksander Rebane, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Aleksander Rebane, Montana State Univ., Bozeman (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7049:
Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII
Rachel Jakubiak, Editor(s)
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