Dear Colleagues,

The centuries old relationship of optics with biomedical sciences and engineering was considerably expanded in 1960, with the invention of the laser and the resulting practical availability of nonlinear optical effects. In the decades since then, nonlinear optics have been commonly involved with microscopy, spectroscopy, and sensing, as well as the convenient generation of new wavelengths of light for optical imaging and therapies.

In this Special Issue of Micromachines, we highlight the contributions made by nonlinear optics in the development of microscale sensors and actuators for biomedical applications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, applications of optical tweezers, multiphoton lithographic fabrication of microfluidics and microdevices, the fabrication of structured surfaces for cell culture, and fiber-based nonlinear microscopy.

Prof. Mark Cronin-Golomb
Guest Editor

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• Imaging in tissue
• Raman spectroscopy and microscopy
• Nonlinear microscopy
• Optical sources for imaging and therapy
• Microfabrication
• Optical tweezers