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- Title
Dual-color deep-tissue three-photon microscopy with a multiband infrared laser.
- Authors
Guesmi, Khmaies; Abdeladim, Lamiae; Tozer, Samuel; Mahou, Pierre; Kumamoto, Takuma; Jurkus, Karolis; Rigaud, Philippe; Loulier, Karine; Dray, Nicolas; Georges, Patrick; Hanna, Marc; Livet, Jean; Supatto, Willy; Beaurepaire, Emmanuel; Druon, Frédéric
- Abstract
Multiphoton microscopy combined with genetically encoded fluorescent indicators is a central tool in biology. Three-photon (3P) microscopy with excitation in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) water transparency bands at 1.3 and 1.7 µm opens up new opportunities for deep-tissue imaging. However, novel strategies are needed to enable in-depth multicolor fluorescence imaging and fully develop such an imaging approach. Here, we report on a novel multiband SWIR source that simultaneously emits ultrashort pulses at 1.3 and 1.7 µm that has characteristics optimized for 3P microscopy: sub-70 fs duration, 1.25 MHz repetition rate, and µJ-range pulse energy. In turn, we achieve simultaneous 3P excitation of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and red fluorescent proteins (mRFP, mCherry, tdTomato) along with third-harmonic generation. We demonstrate in-depth dual-color 3P imaging in a fixed mouse brain, chick embryo spinal cord, and live adult zebrafish brain, with an improved signal-to-background ratio compared to multicolor two-photon imaging. This development opens the way towards multiparametric imaging deep within scattering tissues.
- Publication
Light: Science & Applications, 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2047-7538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41377-018-0012-2