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Optical Frequency Up-Conversion of Femtosecond Pulses into Targeted Single Bands in the Visible and Ultraviolet

An apparatus and methods for generating a substantially supercontinuum-free widely-tunable multimilliwatt source of radiation characterized by a narrowband line profile....

Coherent Fiber Continuum Source Centered at 1040nm by In Situ Transform-Limited Pulse Compression

 

A method using standard, inexpensive components and software to generate ultra-short laser pulses of a quality currently available only from complex, costly...

A Simple Ultra-Stable Stage with Built-in Fiduciary Markers for Fluorescence Nanoscopy

 

An improved microscope stage mount with built-in fiduciary markers is used for fluorescence microscopy, and comprises: (a) an optically-transparent glass plate...

Optical Parametric Amplification of Weak Signals for Imaging Biological Tissue

 

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a method of applying optical parametric amplification technology to enhance ultrweak signals from...

Coherently Scattering Probes for Super-Resolved Mapping

 

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed coherently scattering probes to allow imaging of intracellular structures at nanometer spatial resolution...

Blue-Shifting Of Resonant Dispersive Wave Pulses

 

Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a way to shift a laser beam into a broadband of light with lower wavelengths. This technology enables...

EAGER: Single Quantum Dots via 2 Photon Excitation

 

This invention uses established two-photon microscopy techniques in combination with quantum-dots. Additionally, a spatial light modulator (or hologram) is used to...

Optically Tunable Photonic Crystal Filters and Applications

 

This invention invention provides photonic crystal devices, device components and methods for preventing transmission of electromagnetic radiation from one or more...

Photonic Crystal Biosensor with Integrated Liquid Handling and Fabrication Method

 

Photonic crystal (PC) sensors, and sensor arrays and sensing systems incorporating PC sensors are described which have integrated fluid containment and/or fluid...

Smartphone Biosensor

 

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a portable spectrometer cradle that can be attached to smartphones. The device uses the camera lens and...

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