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Most existing methods for depth estimation from a focal stack of images employ convolutional neural networks (CNNs) using 2D or 3D convolutions over a fixed set of images. However, their effectiveness is constrained by the local properties…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-05 Xueyang Kang , Fengze Han , Abdur R. Fayjie , Patrick Vandewalle , Kourosh Khoshelham , Dong Gong

We show that the modulation of the phases of the laser beams of ultra-short pulses leads to modulation of the two photon fluorescence intensity. The phase modulation technique when used in multi-photon microscopy can improve the signal to…

Optics · Physics 2015-03-12 Khadga Jung Karki , Mohammed Abdellah , Tonu Pullerits

Nanosecond temporal resolution enables new methods for wide-field imaging like time-of-flight, gated detection, and fluorescence lifetime. The optical efficiency of existing approaches, however, presents challenges for low-light…

Multi-photon microscopy is a powerful technique for deep-tissue imaging, providing high spatial resolution at increased penetration depth. Nevertheless, imaging remains largely restricted to superficial tissue layers well below 1 mm.…

Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) is a sensitive optical imaging technology widely used in biomedical research. However, the ill-posedness of the inverse problem poses a huge challenge to FMT reconstruction. Although end-to-end deep…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Peng Zhang , Qianqian Xue , Xingyu Liu , Guanglei Zhang , Wenjian Wang , Jiye Liang

Achieving high spatial resolution is the goal of many imaging systems. Designing a high-resolution lens with diffraction-limited performance over a large field of view remains a difficult task in imaging system design. On the other hand,…

Lens-free on-chip digital holographic microscopy (LFOCDHM) is a modern imaging technique whereby the sample is placed directly onto or very close to the digital sensor, and illuminated by a partially coherent source located far above it.…

Optics · Physics 2019-06-17 Jialin Zhang , Jiasong Sun , Qian Chen , Chao Zuo

We present a novel experimental setup in which magnetic and optical tweezers are combined for torque and force transduction onto single filamentous molecules in a transverse configuration to allow simultaneous mechanical measurement and…

Biomolecules · Quantitative Biology 2015-06-24 Zhaokun Zhou , Helen Miller , Adam J. M. Wollman , Mark C. Leake

Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) stands out as one of the most widely used microscopy techniques, thanks to its three-dimensional imaging capability and its sub-diffraction spatial resolution, achieved through the closure of a…

We present a new two-snapshot structured light illumination (SLI) reconstruction algorithm for fast image acquisition. The new algorithm, which only requires two mutually {\pi} phase-shifted raw structured images, is implemented on a…

Optics · Physics 2017-10-25 Yunlong Meng , Wei Lin , Chenglin Li , Shih-chi Chen

Multimodal and multi-information microscopy techniques such as Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) extend the informational channels beyond intensity-based fluorescence microscopy but suffer from reduced image quality due to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Hao Chen , Julian Najera , Dagmawit Geresu , Meenal Datta , Cody Smith , Scott Howard

By exploiting the nonlinear responses of the fluorescent probes, the spatial resolution of structured illumination microscopy(SIM) can be further increased. However, due to the complex reconstruction process, the traditional reconstruction…

Multimodal medical image fusion (MMIF) aims to integrate images from different modalities to produce a comprehensive image that enhances medical diagnosis by accurately depicting organ structures, tissue textures, and metabolic information.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Tao Luo , Weihua Xu

In clinical practice, tri-modal medical image fusion, compared to the existing dual-modal technique, can provide a more comprehensive view of the lesions, aiding physicians in evaluating the disease's shape, location, and biological…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-16 Yushen Xu , Xiaosong Li , Yuchan Jie , Haishu Tan

A phase retrieval technique using a spatial light modulator (SLM) and a phase diffuser for a fast reconstruction of smooth wave fronts is demonstrated experimentally. Diffuse illumination of a smooth test object with the aid of a phase…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-11 Mostafa Agour , Percival F. Almoro , Claas Falldorf

We present an ultra-fast, precise, parameter-free method, which we term Deep-STORM, for obtaining super-resolution images from stochastically-blinking emitters, such as fluorescent molecules used for localization microscopy. Deep-STORM uses…

Optics · Physics 2018-05-03 Elias Nehme , Lucien E. Weiss , Tomer Michaeli , Yoav Shechtman

Adaptive optics enables the deployment of interferometer-based spectroscopy without the need for moving parts necessary for scanning the interferometer arms. Here, we employ a Michelson Interferometer in conjunction with a Spatial Light…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-05 Jesneil Lauren Lewis , Ayan Banerjee

This article demonstrates the realization of an extraordinary beam splitter based on nonreciprocal and synchronized photonic transitions in obliquely illuminated space-time-modulated (STM) slabs which impart the coherent temporal frequency…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-06 Sajjad Taravati , Ahmed A. Kishk

We report a strong nonlinear optical response of 2D MoSe$_2$ nanoflakes (NFs) through spatial self-phase modulation (SSPM) and cross-phase modulation (XPM) induced by nonlocal coherent light-matter interactions. The coherent interaction of…

Super-resolution microscopy normally requiring complex and cumbersome optics is not applicable for in situ imaging through a narrow channel. Here, we demonstrate single hair-thin multimode fiber (MMF) endoscope (less than 250 ${\mu}m$) for…