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NIR induced modulation of the red emission from erbium ions for selective lanthanide imaging




AuthorsStefan Krause, Mads Koerstz M, Riikka Arppe-Tabbara, Tero Soukka, Tom Vosch

PublisherIOP PUBLISHING LTD

Publication year2018

JournalMethods and Applications in Fluorescence

Journal name in sourceMETHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN FLUORESCENCE

Journal acronymMETHODS APPL FLUORES

Article numberARTN 044001

Volume6

Issue4

Number of pages6

ISSN2050-6120

eISSN2050-6120

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aadef1

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/36351249


Abstract
Upon direct excitation with green light (522 nm), Er3+ ion doped nanoparticles feature a number of radiative and non-radiative decay pathways, leading to distinct and sharp emission lines in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) range. Here we apply, in addition to continuous 522 nm irradiation, a modulated NIR irradiation (1143 nm) to actively control and modulate the red emission intensity (around 650 nm). The modulation of red Er3+ ion emission at a chosen frequency allows us to reconstruct fluorescence images from the Fourier transform amplitude at this particular frequency. Since only the emission from the Er3+ ion is modulated, it allows to selectively recover the lanthanide specific signal, removing any non-modulated auto-fluorescence or background emission resulting from the continuous 522 nm excitation. The modulated emission of specific lanthanides can open up new detection opportunities for selective signal recovery.

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