Two-step phase-shifting fluorescence incoherent holographic microscopy

J Biomed Opt. 2014 Jun;19(6):060503. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.6.060503.

Abstract

Fluorescence holographic microscope (FINCHSCOPE) is a motionless fluorescence holographic imaging technique based on Fresnel incoherent correlation holography (FINCH) that shows promise in reconstructing three-dimensional fluorescence images of biological specimens with three holograms. We report a developing two-step phase-shifting method that reduces the required number of holograms from three to two. Using this method, we resolved microscopic fluorescent beads that were three-dimensionally distributed at different depths with two interferograms captured by a CCD camera. The method enables the FINCHSCOPE to work in conjunction with the frame-straddling technique and significantly enhance imaging speed.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Fourier Analysis
  • Holography / methods*
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Interferometry / methods
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Substances

  • Polymers