Improving multiphoton microscopy using annular beam shaping, focusing on imaging of human skin

Multiphoton fluorescence microscopy (MPM) is a method for high resolution, non-invasive investigations of biological tissue. The aim of introducing an annular shaped laser beam is to reduce the ouf-of-focus generated background signal improving imaging of light scattering tissue such as human skin. Simulations show that 50% of the beam radius can be blocked, while preserving the shape of the point spread function. Initial experiments performed on a phantom consisting of fluorescein and fluorescent beads embedded in agar by using a custom built MPM-set up show that by introducing a simple beam blocker to create an annular beam, the background signal is reduced with approximately 5%. Future work will include optimizing the set up, and creating phantoms with more light scattering properties.

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