Fig. 1.
Schematic of the CARS light source and microscope setup. Nd:YVO4: 1064 & 532 nm laser; DM: dichroic mirror; Ob: 1.2NA water 60x objective lens; C: 0.55 NA air condenser (a) Light source employing two synchronized Ti:sapphire lasers (b) Laser scanning microscope modified for detecting forward CARS (F-CARS) signal.