PhotoniX, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 11(2022)

Flexible minimally invasive coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) measurement method with tapered optical fiber probe for single-cell application

Tong Wang1,2,3, Junfeng Jiang1,2,3、*, Kun Liu1,2,3, Shuang Wang1,2,3, Panpan Niu1,2,3, Yize Liu1,2,3, and Tiegen Liu1,2,3
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  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Tianjin Optical Fiber Sensing Engineering Center, Institute of Optical Fiber Sensing of Tianjin University, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    We proposed and demonstrated a flexible, endoscopic, and minimally invasive coherent anti-Raman Stokes scattering (CARS) measurement method for single-cell application, employing a tapered optical fiber probe. A few-mode fiber (FMF), whose generated four-wave mixing band is out of CARS signals, was selected to fabricate tapered optical fiber probes, deliver CARS excitation pulses, and collect CARS signals. The adiabatic tapered fiber probe with a diameter of 11.61 μm can focus CARS excitation lights without mismatch at the focal point. The measurements for proof-of-concept were made with methanol, ethanol, cyclohexane, and acetone injected into simulated cells. The experimental results show that the tapered optical fiber probe can detect carbon-hydrogen (C–H) bond-rich substances and their concentration. To our best knowledge, this optical fiber probe provides the minimum size among probes for detecting CARS signals. These results pave the way for minimally invasive live-cell detection in the future.

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    Tong Wang, Junfeng Jiang, Kun Liu, Shuang Wang, Panpan Niu, Yize Liu, Tiegen Liu. Flexible minimally invasive coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) measurement method with tapered optical fiber probe for single-cell application[J]. PhotoniX, 2022, 3(1): 11

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 4, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Junfeng Jiang (jiangjfjxu@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1186/s43074-022-00058-0

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