Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy based on a synchroscan streak camera

A new time-domain two-dimensional fluorescence lifetime detection method and a fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope that is based on a synchroscan streak camera are presented. This system can generate in parallel a complete two-dimensional fluorescence lifetime image without scanning the light. We demonstrate the acquisition of a fluorescence lifetime image of a semiconductor ET material sample at a temporal resolution of 2ps and spatial resolution of 4μm within 40ms.

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