Abstract

We report on the experimental investigation into the characterization of two-photon fluorescence microscopy based on the separation distance of a single-mode optical fiber coupler and a gradient-index (GRIN) rod lens. The collected two-photon fluorescence signal exhibits a maximum intensity at a defined separation distance (gap length) where the increasing effective excitation numerical aperture is balanced by the decreasing confocal emission collection. A maximum signal is found at gap lengths of approximately 2, 1.25, and 1.75 mm for GRIN lenses with pitches of 0.23, 0.25, and 0.29 wavelength at 830 nm. The maximum two-photon fluorescence signal collected corresponds to a threefold reduction of axial resolution (38.5 µm at 1.25 mm), compared with the maximum resolution (11.6 µm at 5.5 mm), as shown by the three-dimensional imaging of 10 µm beads. These results demonstrate an intrinsic trade-off between signal collection and axial resolution.

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