Variable optical elements for fast focus control
In this Review, we survey recent developments in the emerging field of high-speed variable-
z-focus optical elements, which are driving important innovations in advanced imaging and …
z-focus optical elements, which are driving important innovations in advanced imaging and …
Three-dimensional nanofabrication via ultrafast laser patterning and kinetically regulated material assembly
A major challenge in nanotechnology is the fabrication of complex three-dimensional (3D)
structures with desired materials. We present a strategy for fabricating arbitrary 3D …
structures with desired materials. We present a strategy for fabricating arbitrary 3D …
Three-dimensional confocal reflectance microscopy for surface metrology
CS Kim, H Yoo - Measurement Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Confocal microscopy uses a confocal aperture in front of a detector to eliminate out-of-focus
blur, providing optical sectioning, high spatial resolution, and high contrast. It enables …
blur, providing optical sectioning, high spatial resolution, and high contrast. It enables …
Three dimensional two-photon brain imaging in freely moving mice using a miniature fiber coupled microscope with active axial-scanning
We present a miniature head mounted two-photon fiber-coupled microscope (2P-FCM) for
neuronal imaging with active axial focusing enabled using a miniature electrowetting lens …
neuronal imaging with active axial focusing enabled using a miniature electrowetting lens …
Strategies for volumetric imaging with a fluorescence microscope
J Mertz - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Three-dimensional fluorescence imaging has been a longstanding goal for microscopists,
made all the more challenging when aiming for a trifecta of resolution, speed, and field of …
made all the more challenging when aiming for a trifecta of resolution, speed, and field of …
Zoom microscope objective using electrowetting lenses
L Li, D Wang, C Liu, QH Wang - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We report a zoom microscope objective which can achieve continuous zoom change and
correct the aberrations dynamically. The objective consists of three electrowetting liquid …
correct the aberrations dynamically. The objective consists of three electrowetting liquid …
Speeded-up focus control of electrically tunable lens by sparse optimization
Electrically tunable lenses (ETL), also known as liquid lenses, can be focused at various
distances by changing the electric signal applied on the lens. ETLs require no mechanical …
distances by changing the electric signal applied on the lens. ETLs require no mechanical …
Tunable lenses: dynamic characterization and fine-tuned control for high-speed applications
Tunable lenses are becoming ubiquitous, in applications including microscopy, optical
coherence tomography, computer vision, quality control, and presbyopic corrections. Many …
coherence tomography, computer vision, quality control, and presbyopic corrections. Many …
Fast volumetric imaging with line-scan confocal microscopy by electrically tunable lens at resonant frequency
In microscopic imaging of biological tissues, particularly real-time visualization of neuronal
activities, rapid acquisition of volumetric images poses a prominent challenge. Typically, two …
activities, rapid acquisition of volumetric images poses a prominent challenge. Typically, two …
Advances in two-photon scanning and scanless microscopy technologies for functional neural circuit imaging
Recent years have seen substantial developments in technology for imaging neural circuits,
raising the prospect of large-scale imaging studies of neural populations involved in …
raising the prospect of large-scale imaging studies of neural populations involved in …