Guo, DingkaiChen, XingVadala, ShilpaLeach, JennieChoa, Fow-Sen2019-01-282019-01-282011-10-09Dingkai Guo, Xing Chen, Shilpa Vadala, Jennie Leach, and Fow-Sen Choa, Neuron Mid-Infrared Absorption Study for Direct Optical Excitation of Neurons, 2011, DOI: 10.1109/PHO.2011.611064110.1109/PHO.2011.6110641http://hdl.handle.net/11603/12620IEEE Photonic Society 24th Annual MeetingNeuron optical excitations are important for brain-circuitry explorations and sensory-neuron-stimulation applications. To optimize the stimulation, we identify neuron mid-IR absorption peaks in this study and discuss their meanings and delivery methods of mid-IR photons4 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.© 2011 IEEEneuronsquantum cascade lasersoptical pulsesabsorptionstimulated emissionbiomedical optical imagingneurophysiologyphotonsbrainText