• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 42, Issue 14, 1411001 (2022)
Suxia Ren1, Chenshuang Zhang1, Huiqun Cao2, Danying Lin1, Bin Yu1、*, and Junle Qu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong , China
  • 2College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202242.1411001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Suxia Ren, Chenshuang Zhang, Huiqun Cao, Danying Lin, Bin Yu, Junle Qu. Three-Dimensional Multifocal Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy Based on Double-Helix Point Spread Function Engineering[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(14): 1411001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a method and a system of multifocal two-photon laser scanning microscopy (MTPLSM) based on double-helix point spread function (DH-PSF) engineering (DH-MTPLSM) to improve the imaging speed and resolution. In the excitation light path, a high-speed phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) is employed to generate three-dimensional (3D) multifocal arrays and implement high-precision parallel digital addressing scanning of the sample surfaces. In the detection light path, a double-helix phase plate is inserted to modulate the system detection PSF to DH-PSF, which provides axial information of the sample. The aim is to reduce the number of layers scanned axially and ultimately enhance the speed of 3D imaging. Moreover, with a DH-PSF-based digital refocusing algorithm, we reconstruct the wide-field images of the sample at different depths and obtain the 3D optical sections of the sample by single 2D scanning. On this basis, we build a DH-MTPLSM system, carry out two-photon imaging experiments on mouse kidney sections with this system, and verify the ability of the proposed method in fast 3D high-resolution imaging, which is of great significance for the development of MTPLSM.
    Suxia Ren, Chenshuang Zhang, Huiqun Cao, Danying Lin, Bin Yu, Junle Qu. Three-Dimensional Multifocal Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy Based on Double-Helix Point Spread Function Engineering[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(14): 1411001
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