Detection of the Resonant Vibration of the Cellular Membrane Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Description:
An optical detection technique is developed to detect and measure the resonant vibration of the cellular membrane. Biological membranes are active components of living cells and play a complex and dynamic role in life processes. They are believed to have oscillation modes of frequencies in the range of 1 to 1000 GHz. To measure such a high-frequency vibration, a linear laser cavity is designed to produce a train of femtosecond pulses of adjustable repetition rate. The method is then directly ap…
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Date:
December 1989
Creator:
Jamasbi, Nooshin