Lasers are the pillars of modern optics and sensing. Microlasers based on whispering-
gallery modes (WGMs) are miniature in size and have excellent lasing characteristics …

The term whispering gallery mode (WGM) was first introduced to describe the curvilinear
propagation of sound waves under a cathedral dome. The physical concept has now been …

The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on
photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating …

The contractility of cardiac cells is a key parameter that describes the biomechanical
characteristics of the beating heart, but functional monitoring of three-dimensional cardiac …

A biolaser utilizes biological materials as part of its gain medium and/or part of its cavity. It
can also be a micro‐or nanosized laser embedded/integrated within biological materials …

Optical microbarcodes have recently received a great deal of interest because of their
suitability for a wide range of applications, such as multiplexed assays, cell tagging and …

Integrating micro-and nanolasers into live cells, tissue cultures and small animals is an
emerging and rapidly evolving technique that offers noninvasive interrogation and labeling …

Molecular dyes, plasmonic nanoparticles and colloidal quantum dots are widely used in
biomedical optics. Their operation is usually governed by spontaneous processes, which …

Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are transient cellular connections that consist of dynamic
membrane protrusions. They play an important role in cell-to-cell communication and …

Light and Video Microscopy, Third Edition provides a step-by-step journey through
philosophy, psychology and the geometrical and physical optics involved in interpreting …