Spectroscopic Fourier-Transform Coherent Raman Microscopy

Spectroscopic coherent Raman imaging (CRI) methods allow label-free, chemically secific imaging of materials and biological systems, and are opening up many exciting possibilities for understanding phenomena in these systems. I will briefly introduce spectroscopic CRI, specifically broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) , discussing key features required to make these methods practical, current impedements to improvements in speed and sensitivity, and new approachs we are taking to overcome these impedements. I will also present BCARS imaging results that have provided physical insights into biological processes on cellular and organism levels.