The key requirements imposed on optical imaging techniques for the visualization of living biological specimens are noninvasiveness, chemical selectivity and high sensitivity. Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy, which meets all three requirements, casts a new light on vibrational microscopy and paves the way for exciting new applications.
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Potma et al. (2004) studied this question.