Abstract
We present the first reported optical second-harmonic microscope images of a biological sample-rattail tendonand discuss, also for the first time, the need to distinguish between coherent and incoherent second-harmonic imaging. Our data show that the currently unexplained macroscopic polar order of this classic representative of connective tissue is due both to a coherent network containing a large number of fine, polar, filamentlike structures that permeate the entire tendon volume and to a small number of intensely polar surface patches.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 94-96 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1986 |