Control of the Two-photon Visual Process in ex vivo Retinas and in Living Mice

Authors

  • Geoffrey Gaulier Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Quentin Dietschi Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Aleksa Djorovic Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Luca La Volpe Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Tania Rodrigues Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Luigi Bonacina Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
  • Ivan Rodriguez Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerlan
  • Jean-Pierre Wolf Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 22 Ch. de Pinchat, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2022.570

PMID:

38069727

Keywords:

Rhodopsin, Two-photon absorption, Visual process, Electroretinography, Femtosecond pulse-shaping

Abstract

Palcewska et al. first demonstrated near infrared (NIR) visual response in human volunteers upon two-photon absorption (TPA), in a seminal work of 2014, and assessed the process in terms of wavelength- and power-dependence on murine ex-vivo retinas. In the present study, ex-vivo electroretinography (ERG) is further developed to perform a complete characterization of the effect of NIR pulse duration, energy, and focal spot size on the response. The same set of measurements is successively tested on living mice. We discuss how the nonlinear intensity dependence of the photon absorption process is transferred to the amplitude of the visual response acquired by ERG. Finally, we show that the manipulation of the spectral phase of NIR pulses can be translated to predictable change in the two-photon induced response under physiological excitation conditions.

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Published

2022-06-29

How to Cite

[1]
G. Gaulier, Q. Dietschi, A. Djorovic, L. La Volpe, T. Rodrigues, L. Bonacina, I. Rodriguez, J.-P. Wolf, Chimia 2022, 76, 570, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2022.570.