• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 16, 1611009 (2022)
Muwang Chen*
Author Affiliations
  • MOTIC CHINA GROUP Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361006, Fujian , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202259.1611009 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Muwang Chen. Real-Time Tracking Focal Plane Method of Digital Slide Scanner[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(16): 1611009 Copy Citation Text show less
    Auto-focus principle based on the tilt camera
    Fig. 1. Auto-focus principle based on the tilt camera
    Scanning timing
    Fig. 2. Scanning timing
    Experimental setup for digital slide scanner based on tilt camera
    Fig. 3. Experimental setup for digital slide scanner based on tilt camera
    Tilt plane image and Lorenz fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter. (a) Tilt plane image; (b) Lorenz fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter
    Fig. 4. Tilt plane image and Lorenz fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter. (a) Tilt plane image; (b) Lorenz fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter
    Defocus distance-pixel scatter and linear fitting curve
    Fig. 5. Defocus distance-pixel scatter and linear fitting curve
    Experimental setup for digital slide scanner based on tilt camera
    Fig. 6. Experimental setup for digital slide scanner based on tilt camera
    Cases of successful and failure focusing. (a) Case of successful focusing; (b) case of failure focusing
    Fig. 7. Cases of successful and failure focusing. (a) Case of successful focusing; (b) case of failure focusing
    Flow chart of the scanning and real-time focusing
    Fig. 8. Flow chart of the scanning and real-time focusing
    Digital slide comparison of two kinds of methods. (a) Digital slide based on traditional modeling method; (b) digital slide based on real-time dynamic focusing method
    Fig. 9. Digital slide comparison of two kinds of methods. (a) Digital slide based on traditional modeling method; (b) digital slide based on real-time dynamic focusing method
    ΔZmΔZcΔZeΔZmΔZcΔZe
    13.0512.310.74-1.15-0.83-0.37
    12.1511.50.65-2.05-1.77-0.28
    11.0510.40.65-2.95-2.58-0.37
    10.059.510.54-4.05-3.78-0.27
    9.058.420.63-5.15-5.03-0.12
    7.957.640.31-6.05-5.91-0.14
    7.056.610.44-7.05-6.58-0.47
    6.055.590.46-8.15-7.78-0.37
    5.104.750.35-9.05-8.52-0.53
    4.153.940.21-10.05-9.43-0.62
    3.052.860.19-11.15-10.62-0.53
    2.051.670.38-12.05-11.41-0.64
    1.151.020.13-13.10-12.25-0.85
    0.050.12-0.07
    Table 1. Experimental data of focusing error
    Muwang Chen. Real-Time Tracking Focal Plane Method of Digital Slide Scanner[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(16): 1611009
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