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
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...
Watch Chris’s talk at CLEO2014 on lasers for deep tissue imaging (09/04/2014)
lasers for deep tissue imaging...
Feature story in BioOptics World on our endoscopy research (09/25/2013)
News article in BioOptics World...
Latest Publications
Multicolor three-photon fluorescence imaging with single-wavelength excitation deep in mouse brain
Yusaku Hontani, Fei Xia, and...
Three-photon neuronal imaging in deep mouse brain
Tianyu Wang and Chris Xu...
Deep three-photon imaging of the brain in intact adult zebrafish
Dawnis M. Chow, David Sinefeld,...
Microscopic sensors using optical wireless integrated circuits
Alejandro J. Cortese, Conrad L....
GHz Ultrasonic Chip-Scale Device Induces Ion Channel Stimulation in Human Neural Cells
Priya S. Balasubramanian, Ankur...
Quantitative analysis of 1300-nm three-photon calcium imaging in the mouse brain
Tianyu Wang, Chunyan Wu, Dimitre...
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....