Dr. Pablo Loza-Alvarez Profile

Dr. Pablo Loza-Alvarez

Staff researcher at ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Area of Expertise:

microscopy , light sheet microscopy , wavefront engineering , nonlinear microscopy , super resolution

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Publications (30)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 24, 2017

Wavefront coding for fast, high-resolution light-sheet microscopy (Conference Presentation)

Proc. SPIE. 10073, Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems III

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Stereoscopy, Microscopy, Image resolution, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Photonics, Hybrid optics, Current controlled current source

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 3, 2015

Non-linear fluorescence excitation of Rhodamine 6G and TRITC labeled IgG in whispering gallery mode microresonators

Proc. SPIE. 9343, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII

KEYWORDS: Confocal microscopy, Microscopes, Microresonators, Resonators, Sensors, Capillaries, Luminescence, Light scattering, Rhodamine, Absorption

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 7, 2014

Imaging deep and clear in thick inhomogeneous samples

Proc. SPIE. 8978, MEMS Adaptive Optics VIII

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Imaging systems, Scattering, Stereoscopy, Microscopy, Luminescence, Adaptive optics, Biology, Objectives, Optical aberrations

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 15, 2012

Multiphoton imaging with compact semiconductor disk lasers

Proc. SPIE. 8242, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) II

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Green fluorescent protein, Microscopy, Photons, Semiconductor lasers, Image quality, Disk lasers, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 9, 2012

Probing live samples in second-harmonic generation microscopy using specific markers and fluorescent proteins

Proc. SPIE. 8226, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XII

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Proteins, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Imaging systems, Microscopy, Luminescence, Molecules, Chromophores, Fluorescent proteins

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 3, 2012

Depth aberrations characterization in linear and nonlinear microscopy schemes using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor

Proc. SPIE. 8227, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XIX

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Refractive index, Glasses, Microscopy, Luminescence, Interfaces, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Objectives

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 9, 2011

Simultaneous SHG and 2PEF imaging using a new type of selective markers

Proc. SPIE. 8086, Advanced Microscopy Techniques II

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Optical filters, Second-harmonic generation, Microscopy, Luminescence, Photons, Toxicity, Nonlinear optics, Plasma, Absorption

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 9, 2011

Imaging amylopectin's order in starch using 3-dimensional polarization SHG

Proc. SPIE. 8086, Advanced Microscopy Techniques II

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Biomedical optics, Polarization, Microscopy, Molecules, Crystals, Image resolution, 3D modeling, Collagen

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 9, 2011

Open-loop wavefront sensing scheme for specimen aberrations correction in two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy

Proc. SPIE. 8086, Advanced Microscopy Techniques II

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Microscopes, Aberration correction, Astronomy, Calibration, Microscopy, Luminescence, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Objectives

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 2, 2011

Portable semiconductor disk laser for in vivo tissue monitoring: a platform for the development of clinical applications

Proc. SPIE. 8092, Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions V

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Second-harmonic generation, Green fluorescent protein, Microscopy, Laser applications, Semiconductor lasers, In vivo imaging, Disk lasers, Laser tissue interaction, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 11, 2011

In-vivo third-harmonic generation microscopy at 1550nm three-dimensional long-term time-lapse studies in living C. elegans embryos

Proc. SPIE. 7904, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XVIII

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Tissues, Image processing, Microscopy, Luminescence, Fiber lasers, Third-harmonic generation, In vivo imaging, Signal generators, Time lapse microscopy

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 11, 2011

Compact ultrafast semiconductor disk laser for nonlinear imaging in living organisms

Proc. SPIE. 7903, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XI

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Microscopes, Mirrors, Second-harmonic generation, Green fluorescent protein, Laser applications, Semiconductor lasers, Disk lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 11, 2011

Three-dimensional polarization second harmonic generation (3D-PSHG) imaging: the effect of the tilted-off the plane SHG active structures

Proc. SPIE. 7903, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XI

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, 3D acquisition, Polarization, Molecules, 3D modeling, Collagen, Objectives, Harmonic generation, Statistical modeling, 3D image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 17, 2011

High-sensitive nonlinear detection of steroids by resonant double grating waveguide structures-based immunosensors

Proc. SPIE. 7941, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XV

KEYWORDS: Silica, Waveguides, Polarization, Sensors, Luminescence, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Receptors, Tantalum, Signal detection, Diffraction gratings

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 14, 2010

Designing supercontinuum spectra using Grid technology

Proc. SPIE. 7839, 2nd Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications (WSOF-2)

KEYWORDS: Photonic devices, Genetic algorithms, Photonic crystal fibers, Dispersion, Microscopy, Computer simulations, Terahertz radiation, Distributed computing, Optimization (mathematics), Standards development

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SPIE Journal Paper | July 1, 2010

Third-harmonic generation for the study of Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis

Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo , Santos, Susana , Brodschelm, Andreas , Kaenders, Wilhelm , Alonso-Ortega, Cesar , Artigas-García, David , Loza-Alvarez, Pablo

JBO Vol. 15 Issue 04

KEYWORDS: Microscopy, Third-harmonic generation, Tissues, 3D image processing, In vivo imaging, Image processing, Fiber lasers, Interfaces, Signal processing, Video

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 18, 2010

Optical extraction of the helical pitch angle of amylopectin in starch

Proc. SPIE. 7715, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Scattering, Molecules, Crystals, Image resolution, Collagen, Objectives, Harmonic generation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 18, 2010

Assessing structural characteristics of axons in cortical neurons using polarization sensitive SHG

Proc. SPIE. 7715, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Optical filters, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Molecules, Linear filtering, Collagen, Objectives, Neurons, Axons

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 26, 2010

Polarization second harmonic generation (PSHG) imaging of neurons: estimating the effective orientation of the SHG source in axons

Proc. SPIE. 7569, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences X

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Microscopy, Collagen, Signal processing, Objectives, Harmonic generation, In vitro testing, Neurons, Axons

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 24, 2010

Practical optical quality assessment and correction of a nonlinear microscope

Proc. SPIE. 7570, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XVII

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Microscopes, Calibration, Microscopy, Luminescence, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear optics, Objectives

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 1, 2009

Myosin helical pitch angle as a quantitative imaging biomarker for characterization of cardiac programming in fetal growth restriction measured by polarization second harmonic microscopy

Proc. SPIE. 7367, Advanced Microscopy Techniques

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Statistical analysis, Polarization, Tissues, Microscopy, Heart, Diagnostics, Computer programming, Fetus

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 1, 2009

Contrast enhancement in second harmonic imaging: discriminating between muscle and collagen

Proc. SPIE. 7367, Advanced Microscopy Techniques

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Tissues, Microscopy, Luminescence, Collagen, Tongue, Pixel resolution, Image filtering, Harmonic generation

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SPIE Journal Paper | January 1, 2009

In vivo, pixel-resolution mapping of thick filaments' orientation in nonfibrilar muscle using polarization-sensitive second harmonic generation microscopy

Psilodimitrakopoulos, Sotiris , Santos, Susana I. , Amat-Roldán, Ivan , Thayil Karunakaran Nair, Anisha , Artigas-García, David , Loza-Alvarez, Pablo

JBO Vol. 14 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, In vivo imaging, Signal detection, Molecules, Microscopy, Harmonic generation, Image analysis, Microscopes, Nonlinear optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 12, 2008

Starch granules as a probe for the polarization at the sample plane of a high resolution multiphoton microscope

Proc. SPIE. 6860, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences VIII

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Microscopy, Molecules, Crystals, Polarizers, Objectives, Signal generators, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 15, 2008

Two-photon fluorescence imaging and femtosecond laser microsurgery to study drosophila dorsal closure

Proc. SPIE. 6860, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences VIII

KEYWORDS: Two photon imaging, Microscopes, Femtosecond phenomena, Wound healing, Tissues, Luminescence, Laser ablation, Microsurgery, Fusion energy, Absorption

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 15, 2008

Polarization dependant in vivo second harmonic generation imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans vulval, pharynx, and body wall muscles

Proc. SPIE. 6860, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences VIII

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Data modeling, Polarization, Tissues, Image resolution, Collagen, Nonlinear optics, In vivo imaging, Harmonic generation, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 19, 2007

Ultra-short pulses to signal neuronal growth cone machinery

Proc. SPIE. 6441, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues V

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Mirrors, Continuous wave operation, Femtosecond phenomena, Statistical analysis, Sensors, Pulsed laser operation, Neurons, Axons

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 10, 2007

Backward second-harmonic generation from starch for in-situ real-time pulse characterization in multiphoton microscopy

Proc. SPIE. 6442, Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences VII

KEYWORDS: Ultrafast phenomena, Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Multiphoton microscopy, Green fluorescent protein, Spectroscopy, Luminescence, Interferometry, Objectives, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 20, 2006

Two-photon photoluminescence spectroscopy of metal dimers

Proc. SPIE. 6195, Nanophotonics

KEYWORDS: Gold, Nanostructures, Polarization, Scattering, Metals, Spectroscopy, Particles, Luminescence, Near field, Near field optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 8, 2004

Nonlinear microscopy pulse optimization at the sample plane using second-harmonic generation from starch

Proc. SPIE. 5463, Femtosecond Laser Applications in Biology

KEYWORDS: Ultrafast phenomena, Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Sensors, Microscopy, Luminescence, Interferometry, Objectives, Nonlinear crystals

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Conference Committee Involvement (5)

Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems V

3 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems IV

27 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems III

28 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems II

13 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems

7 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

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