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Coherent Raman scattering spectroscopic imaging probes intrinsic molecular vibrations. An integrated platform with combined modalities realizes label-free imaging of diverse biomolecules, and is highly desirable for biomedical fields. However, bringing these techniques together is not trivial due to the complexity of laser and imaging systems, and the requirements of modalities need to be met and often compromised. These limitations have hindered the biological application and clinical translation of the technology. In this thesis, multimodal nonlinear optical imaging by pulse shaping of a coherent fiber supercontinuum is demonstrated and applied to breast cancer research. The supercontinuum is generated in an all-normal-dispersion fiber, achieving a spectrum spanning the optical biological window with high coherence and high power. Efficient two-photon and three-photon fluorescence microscopy, second and third harmonic generation microscopy, as well as coherent anti-Stoke Raman scattering spectroscopic imaging are performed by adaptive pulse shaping of the supercontinuum pulses. Different molecules and structures in normal and cancerous human breast tissues are visualized, and the complimentary multiphoton signals and the vibrational spectrum form a complete molecular profile for analyzing the biochemical composition in situ. Using this approach, mammary tumor development in a carcinogen-induced rat model is investigated in a 9-week longitudinal study. Multiphoton molecular biomarkers and their transformation, such as regulated cellularity, collagen organization, elastin organization, angiogenesis, lipid degradation, and distribution of microvesicles are identified and correlated by multimodal imaging. 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However, bringing these techniques together is not trivial due to the complexity of laser and imaging systems, and the requirements of modalities need to be met and often compromised. These limitations have hindered the biological application and clinical translation of the technology. In this thesis, multimodal nonlinear optical imaging by pulse shaping of a coherent fiber supercontinuum is demonstrated and applied to breast cancer research. The supercontinuum is generated in an all-normal-dispersion fiber, achieving a spectrum spanning the optical biological window with high coherence and high power. Efficient two-photon and three-photon fluorescence microscopy, second and third harmonic generation microscopy, as well as coherent anti-Stoke Raman scattering spectroscopic imaging are performed by adaptive pulse shaping of the supercontinuum pulses. Different molecules and structures in normal and cancerous human breast tissues are visualized, and the complimentary multiphoton signals and the vibrational spectrum form a complete molecular profile for analyzing the biochemical composition in situ. Using this approach, mammary tumor development in a carcinogen-induced rat model is investigated in a 9-week longitudinal study. Multiphoton molecular biomarkers and their transformation, such as regulated cellularity, collagen organization, elastin organization, angiogenesis, lipid degradation, and distribution of microvesicles are identified and correlated by multimodal imaging. 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