Kieu, KhanhSaar, Brian G.Holtom, Gary R.Xie, XiaoliangWise, Frank W.2013-10-152009Kieu, Khanh, Brian G. Saar, Gary R. Holtom, X. Sunney Xie, and Frank W. Wise. 2009. High-power picosecond fiber source for coherent Raman microscopy. Optics Letters 34(13): 2051-2053.0146-9592http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11169806We report a high-power picosecond fiber pump laser system for coherent Raman microscopy (CRM). The fiber laser system generates 3.5ps pulses with 6W average power at 1030nm. Frequency doubling yields more than 2W of green light, which can be used to pump an optical parametric oscillator to produce the pump and the Stokes beams for CRM. Detailed performance data on the laser and the various wavelength conversion steps are discussed, together with representative CRM images of fresh animal tissue obtained with the new source.en-USJournal Article2013-04-03Khanh, K.,Sarr,B.,Holtom, G., Xie, Xiaoliang Sunney2013-10-1510.1364/OL.34.002051