METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHT
First Claim
1. An optical system, comprising a temporal focusing system characterized by an optical axis and being configured for receiving a light beam pulse and for controlling a temporal profile of said pulse to form an intensity peak at a focal plane, said temporal focusing system having a prismatic optical element configured for receiving said light beam pulse from an input direction parallel to or collinear with said optical axis and diffracting said light beam pulse along said input direction.
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Abstract
A temporal focusing system is disclosed. The temporal focusing system is configured for receiving a light beam pulse and for controlling a temporal profile of the pulse to form an intensity peak at a focal plane. The temporal focusing system has a prismatic optical element configured for receiving the light beam pulse from an input direction parallel to or collinear with the optical axis of the temporal focusing system and diffracting the light beam pulse along the input direction.
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- 1. An optical system, comprising a temporal focusing system characterized by an optical axis and being configured for receiving a light beam pulse and for controlling a temporal profile of said pulse to form an intensity peak at a focal plane, said temporal focusing system having a prismatic optical element configured for receiving said light beam pulse from an input direction parallel to or collinear with said optical axis and diffracting said light beam pulse along said input direction.
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24. An optical system, comprising:
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a beam splitting arrangement configured for split an input light beam pulse to a plurality of secondary light beams propagating along a separate optical path; a temporal focusing optical system configured for receiving each of said secondary light beams and for controlling a temporal profile of a respective pulse to form an intensity peak at a separate focal plane.
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27. A system for multiphoton microscopy, comprising:
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a light source, an objective lens, a collimator, a first optical set having at least a prismatic optical element, a second optical set having at least one lens, and an optical switching system; wherein said first optical set is configured for effecting temporal focusing at a focal plane near said objective, said second optical set is configured for effecting only spatial focusing at said focal plane; and wherein said switching optical system is configured for deflecting an input light beam to establish an optical path either through said first optical set or through said second optical set.
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34. A method of imaging a sample, comprising:
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acquiring a first depth image of the sample using multiphoton laser scanning microscopy; acquiring a second depth image of the sample using multiphoton temporal focusing microscopy; using said first depth image to calculate a transfer matrix describing a relation between individual elements of the sample and said first depth image; and processing said second depth image using said transfer matrix.
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