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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/08 (2013.01); G01N 21/636 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01);
Abstract
A short-wave infrared photothermal (SWIP) microscopy system and method for vibrational imaging of a sample generates shortwave infrared excitation light probe light. The excitation light and the probe light are combined to generate a combined beam, which is focused to generate a focused combined beam, which is directed onto the sample to obtain a SWIP signal generated by absorption-induced thermo-optic selective heating of the sample. The SWIP signal is collected through an aperture in a condenser and detected.