TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional two-photon imaging in polymeric materials
AU - Belfield, Kevin
AU - Schafer, Katherine J.
AU - Andrasik, Stephen
AU - Yavuz, Ozlem
AU - Van Stryland, Eric W.
AU - Hagan, David J.
AU - Hales, Joel M.
PY - 2001/12/1
Y1 - 2001/12/1
N2 - We report image formation via single and two-photon photoinduced fluorescence changes in a polymeric medium with two-photon fluorescence readout of multiplayer structures. Photoinduced acid generation in the presence of a two-photon fluorescent dye possessing strongly basic functional groups (7-benzothiazolyl-9,9-didecyl-2,2-(N,N-diphenylamino)fluorene underwent protonation upon exposure with UV or near-IR (740 nm fs pulses). Solution studies demonstrate formation of monoprotonated and diprotonated species upon irradiation, each resulting in distinctly different absorption and fluorescence properties. The fluorescence of the original, neutral, fluorophore is quenched upon monoprotonation with a concomitant increase in fluorescence at longer wavelengths due to the monoprotonated form. Hence, two channel two-platon fluorescence imaging provides "positive" or "negative" image readout capability. Results of solution and solid polymer thin films experiments are presented.
AB - We report image formation via single and two-photon photoinduced fluorescence changes in a polymeric medium with two-photon fluorescence readout of multiplayer structures. Photoinduced acid generation in the presence of a two-photon fluorescent dye possessing strongly basic functional groups (7-benzothiazolyl-9,9-didecyl-2,2-(N,N-diphenylamino)fluorene underwent protonation upon exposure with UV or near-IR (740 nm fs pulses). Solution studies demonstrate formation of monoprotonated and diprotonated species upon irradiation, each resulting in distinctly different absorption and fluorescence properties. The fluorescence of the original, neutral, fluorophore is quenched upon monoprotonation with a concomitant increase in fluorescence at longer wavelengths due to the monoprotonated form. Hence, two channel two-platon fluorescence imaging provides "positive" or "negative" image readout capability. Results of solution and solid polymer thin films experiments are presented.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.454033
DO - 10.1117/12.454033
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035760808
VL - 4459
SP - 281
EP - 289
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SN - 0277-786X
ER -