Welcome to Chris Xu Group
Our research has two main thrusts: biomedical imaging and fiber optics. We are exploring new concept and techniques, including novel ultrafast lasers and fiber optics, adaptive optics, and computation/ML, for imaging deep and fast.
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Latest News
Neurotech symposium on the brain spotlights new discoveries
The Inaugural Cornell Neurotech...
Cornell Symposium to feature the winners of the Brain Prize
The Inaugural Cornell Neurotech...
In Pursuit of Smarter Machines: the Brain as Archetype
In Pursuit of Smarter Machines:...
Inaugural Mong neurotech fellows
Six scientists named inaugural...
Cornell Neurotech launched with multimillion dollar gift.
Cornell Neurotech, a...
Three new papers published (03/23/2015)
Biomedical Optics Express and JBO...
Chris Xu attended the White House conference on the BRAIN initiative (09/30/2014)
BRAIN initiative conference See...
New BRAIN initiative grant from NIH to develop better imaging tools (09/30/2014)
BRAIN initiative grant See NIH...
Latest Publications
Deep-tissue Three-photon Fluorescence Microscopy in Intact Mouse and Zebrafish Brain
Hontani, Y., Akbari, N., Kolkman,...
Imaging deeper than the transport mean free path with multiphoton microscopy
Najva Akbari, Mihailo R Rebec,...
Spatially resolved measurements of ballistic and total transmission in microscale tissue samples from 450 nm to 1624 nm
Aaron T. Mok, Jamien Shea,...
Shot noise limits on binary detection in multiphoton imaging
Aaron K. LaViolette and Chris Xu,...
Short-Wave Infrared Confocal Fluorescence Imaging of Deep Mouse Brain with a Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector
Fei Xia, Monique Gevers, Andreas...
Closed-loop wavefront sensing and correction in the mouse brain with computed optical coherence microscopy
Siyang Liu, Fei Xia, Xusan Yang,...
Latest Patents
Method, Apparatus and System for Reducing Gain Ripple in a Raman-Amplified Wdm System
Fishman, D.A., S. Hunsche, X....
Optical Device for Generating Pulsed Light
Dinu, M., C. Kerbage, X. Liu, F....
Process for Fabricating Tapered Microstructured Fiber System and Resultant System
Chandalia, J., D.J. DiGiovanni,...
Ultra-Fast Probe
Xu, C., and W. H. Knox....
Multi-Photon Laser Microscopy
Webb, W.W., and C. Xu....
Method and Apparatus for Imaging Semiconductor Devices
Denk, W., and C. Xu....