Third-harmonic generation imaging of three-dimensional microstructures fabricated by photopolymerization

Opt Express. 2016 May 2;24(9):9353-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.24.009353.

Abstract

We demonstrate the capability of polarized third-harmonic generation (THG) for high contrast imaging of three-dimensional microstructures fabricated by photopolymerization. Using circular polarization of fundamental light, background-free optically-sectioned THG images were obtained from laser-written photopolymerized microstructures. The technique has great potential for simple and noninvasive characterization of photopolymerized devices, which typically show poor contrast in conventional light microscopy.