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Imaging Collagen Orientation Using Polarization-Modulated Second Harmonic Generation.

DE200515013321

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Stoller, P.; Celliers, P. M.; Reiser, K. M.; Rubenchik, A. M.
Page Count	16
Abstract	We use polarization-modulated second harmonic generation to image fiber orientation in collagen tissues, with an axial resolution of about 10 micrometers and a transverse resolution of up to 1 micrometers. A linearly polarized ultra-short pulse (200 fs) Ti:Sapphire laser beam is modulated using an electro-optic modulator and quarter-wave plate combination and focused onto a translation stage mounted sample using a microscope objective. The generated second harmonic light is collected using a photomultiplier tube and demodulated using phase sensitive detection to obtain signal intensity and fiber orientation information. In order to obtain second harmonic generation images of difFerent types of collagen organization, we analyze several different tissues, including rat-tail tendon, mouse aorta, mouse fibrotic liver, and porcine skin. We can use our technique to image fibrotic tissue in histological sections of damaged liver and to identify bumed tissue in porcine skin to a depth of a few hundred microns. Polarization-modulated second harmonic generation potentially could be a useful clinical technique for diagnosing collagen related disease or damage, especially in the skin.
Keywords	Collagen Second harmonic generation Molecular structure Harmonic generation Modulation Tissues(Biology) Scanning microscopy Knee cartilage Polarization Porcine skin Rat-tail tendons Ultra-short pulse lasers
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200524

Imaging Collagen Orientation Using Polarization-Modulated Second Harmonic Generation.

Imaging Collagen Orientation Using Polarization-Modulated Second Harmonic Generation.
DE200515013321

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Stoller, P.; Celliers, P. M.; Reiser, K. M.; Rubenchik, A. M.
Page Count	16
Abstract	We use polarization-modulated second harmonic generation to image fiber orientation in collagen tissues, with an axial resolution of about 10 micrometers and a transverse resolution of up to 1 micrometers. A linearly polarized ultra-short pulse (200 fs) Ti:Sapphire laser beam is modulated using an electro-optic modulator and quarter-wave plate combination and focused onto a translation stage mounted sample using a microscope objective. The generated second harmonic light is collected using a photomultiplier tube and demodulated using phase sensitive detection to obtain signal intensity and fiber orientation information. In order to obtain second harmonic generation images of difFerent types of collagen organization, we analyze several different tissues, including rat-tail tendon, mouse aorta, mouse fibrotic liver, and porcine skin. We can use our technique to image fibrotic tissue in histological sections of damaged liver and to identify bumed tissue in porcine skin to a depth of a few hundred microns. Polarization-modulated second harmonic generation potentially could be a useful clinical technique for diagnosing collagen related disease or damage, especially in the skin.
Keywords	Collagen Second harmonic generation Molecular structure Harmonic generation Modulation Tissues(Biology) Scanning microscopy Knee cartilage Polarization Porcine skin Rat-tail tendons Ultra-short pulse lasers
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200524