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Ströhl F, Wolfson DL, Opstad IS, Hansen DH, Mao H, Ahluwalia BS. Label-free superior contrast with c-band ultra-violet extinction microscopy. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2023; 12:56. [PMID: 36864022 PMCID: PMC9981877 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01105-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In 1934, Frits Zernike demonstrated that it is possible to exploit the sample's refractive index to obtain superior contrast images of biological cells. The refractive index contrast of a cell surrounded by media yields a change in the phase and intensity of the transmitted light wave. This change can be due to either scattering or absorption caused by the sample. Most cells are transparent at visible wavelengths, which means the imaginary component of their complex refractive index, also known as extinction coefficient k, is close to zero. Here, we explore the use of c-band ultra-violet (UVC) light for high-contrast high-resolution label-free microscopy, as k is naturally substantially higher in the UVC than at visible wavelengths. Using differential phase contrast illumination and associated processing, we achieve a 7- to 300-fold improvement in contrast compared to visible-wavelength and UVA differential interference contrast microscopy or holotomography, and quantify the extinction coefficient distribution within liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. With a resolution down to 215 nm, we are, for the first time in a far-field label-free method, able to image individual fenestrations within their sieve plates which normally requires electron or fluorescence superresolution microscopy. UVC illumination also matches the excitation peak of intrinsically fluorescent proteins and amino acids and thus allows us to utilize autofluorescence as an independent imaging modality on the same setup.
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- Florian Ströhl
- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Schiebelbein A, Pedrini G. Lensless phase imaging microscopy using multiple intensity diffraction patterns obtained under coherent and partially coherent illumination. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:B271-B278. [PMID: 35201149 DOI: 10.1364/ao.444824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this paper, we show how high-resolution phase imaging is obtained from multiple intensity diffraction patterns. The results of the experiments carried out with different microscopic phase and amplitude samples illuminated with coherent and partially coherent light are presented. A comparison with experimental results obtained by digital holographic microscopy is given, and advantages/disadvantages of the techniques are discussed.
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Javidi B, Carnicer A, Anand A, Barbastathis G, Chen W, Ferraro P, Goodman JW, Horisaki R, Khare K, Kujawinska M, Leitgeb RA, Marquet P, Nomura T, Ozcan A, Park Y, Pedrini G, Picart P, Rosen J, Saavedra G, Shaked NT, Stern A, Tajahuerce E, Tian L, Wetzstein G, Yamaguchi M. Roadmap on digital holography [Invited]. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:35078-35118. [PMID: 34808951 DOI: 10.1364/oe.435915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This Roadmap article on digital holography provides an overview of a vast array of research activities in the field of digital holography. The paper consists of a series of 25 sections from the prominent experts in digital holography presenting various aspects of the field on sensing, 3D imaging and displays, virtual and augmented reality, microscopy, cell identification, tomography, label-free live cell imaging, and other applications. Each section represents the vision of its author to describe the significant progress, potential impact, important developments, and challenging issues in the field of digital holography.
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Pedrini G, Claus D. Phase retrieval using bidirectional interference. APPLIED OPTICS 2021; 60:3517-3525. [PMID: 33983260 DOI: 10.1364/ao.415927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this paper we describe a phase retrieval algorithm using constraints given by diffraction patterns and phase difference obtained from bidirectional interference. Wave propagation and linear phase ramps are used to connect the recordings. At least three patterns are recorded and processed (two diffraction patterns and one interference pattern). The quality of the results can be improved when recording and processing more patterns. The method works well with non-sparse samples and short (few millimeter) recording distances. Simulations, comparisons with other methods, and experimental validations are presented.
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Li M, Bian L, Zheng G, Maiden A, Liu Y, Li Y, Suo J, Dai Q, Zhang J. Single-pixel ptychography. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:1624-1627. [PMID: 33793503 DOI: 10.1364/ol.417039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ptychography is a predominant non-interferometric technique to image large complex fields but with quite a narrow working spectrum, because diffraction measurements require dense array detection with an ultra-high dynamic range. Here we report a single-pixel ptychography technique that realizes non-interferometric and non-scanning complex-field imaging in a wide waveband, where 2D dense detector arrays are not available. A single-pixel detector is placed in the far field to record the DC-only component of the diffracted wavefront scattered from the target field, which is illuminated by a sequence of binary modulation patterns. This decreases the measurements' dynamic range by several orders of magnitude. We employ an efficient single-pixel phase-retrieval algorithm to jointly recover the field's 2D amplitude and phase maps from the 1D intensity-only measurement sequence. No a priori object information is needed in the recovery process. We validate the technique's quantitative phase imaging nature using both calibrated phase objects and biological samples and demonstrate its wide working spectrum with both 488-nm visible light and 980-nm near-infrared light.
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Kawata S, Ichimura T, Taguchi A, Kumamoto Y. Nano-Raman Scattering Microscopy: Resolution and Enhancement. Chem Rev 2017; 117:4983-5001. [PMID: 28337915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Raman scattering microscopy is becoming one of the hot topics in analytical microscopy as a tool for analyzing advanced nanomaterials, such as biomolecules in a live cell for the study of cellular dynamics, semiconductor devices for characterizing strain distribution and contamination, and nanocarbons and nano-2D materials. In this paper, we review the recent progress in the development of Raman scattering microscopy from the viewpoint of spatial resolution and scattering efficiency. To overcome the extremely small cross section of Raman scattering, we discuss three approaches for the enhancement of scattering efficiency and show that the scattering enhancement synergistically increases the spatial resolution. We discuss the mechanisms of tip-enhanced Raman scattering, deep-UV resonant Raman scattering, and coherent nonlinear Raman scattering for micro- and nanoscope applications. The combinations of these three approaches are also shown as nanometer-resolution Raman scattering microscopy. The critical issues of the structures, materials, and reproducibility of tips and three-dimensionality for TERS; photodegradation for resonant Raman scattering; and laser availability for coherent nonlinear Raman scattering are also discussed.
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- Satoshi Kawata
- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University , Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN , Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University , Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Arbel E, Bilenca A. Quantitative reflection phase mesoscopy by remote coherence tuning of phase-shift interference patterns. Sci Rep 2015. [PMID: 26216719 PMCID: PMC4517165 DOI: 10.1038/srep12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Conventional low-magnification phase-contrast microscopy is an invaluable, yet a qualitative, imaging tool for the interrogation of transparent objects over a mesoscopic millimeter-scale field-of-view in physical and biological settings. Here, we demonstrate that introducing a compact, unbalanced phase-shifting Michelson interferometer into a standard reflected brightfield microscope equipped with low-power infinity-corrected objectives and white light illumination forms a phase mesoscope that retrieves remotely and quantitatively the reflection phase distribution of thin, transparent, and weakly scattering samples with high temporal (1.38 nm) and spatial (0.87 nm) axial-displacement sensitivity and micrometer lateral resolution (2.3 μm) across a mesoscopic field-of-view (2.25 × 1.19 mm2). Using the system, we evaluate the etch-depth uniformity of a large-area nanometer-thick glass grating and show quantitative mesoscopic maps of the optical thickness of human cancer cells without any area scanning. Furthermore, we provide proof-of-principle of the utility of the system for the quantitative monitoring of fluid dynamics within a wide region.
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- Elad Arbel
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 1 Ben Gurion Blvd, Be'er-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- 1] Biomedical Engineering Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 1 Ben Gurion Blvd, Be'er-Sheva 8410501, Israel [2] Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 1 Ben Gurion Blvd, Be'er-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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Schubert R, Vollmer A, Ketelhut S, Kemper B. Enhanced quantitative phase imaging in self-interference digital holographic microscopy using an electrically focus tunable lens. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 5:4213-22. [PMID: 25574433 PMCID: PMC4285600 DOI: 10.1364/boe.5.004213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 10/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Self-interference digital holographic microscopy (DHM) has been found particular suitable for simplified quantitative phase imaging of living cells. However, a main drawback of the self-interference DHM principle are scattering patterns that are induced by the coherent nature of the laser light which affect the resolution for detection of optical path length changes. We present a simple and efficient technique for the reduction of coherent disturbances in quantitative phase images. Therefore, amplitude and phase of the sample illumination are modulated by an electrically focus tunable lens. The proposed method is in particular convenient with the self-interference DHM concept. Results from the characterization of the method show that a reduction of coherence induced disturbances up to 70 percent can be achieved. Finally, the performance for enhanced quantitative imaging of living cells is demonstrated.
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- Robin Schubert
- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics, University of Muenster, Robert-Koch-Str. 45, D-48149 Muenster,
Germany
- George Huntington Institute, Johann-Krane-Weg 27, D-48149 Muenster,
Germany
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics, University of Muenster, Robert-Koch-Str. 45, D-48149 Muenster,
Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center, University of Muenster, Mendelstr. 17, D-48149 Muenster,
Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center, University of Muenster, Mendelstr. 17, D-48149 Muenster,
Germany
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Osten W, Faridian A, Gao P, Körner K, Naik D, Pedrini G, Singh AK, Takeda M, Wilke M. Recent advances in digital holography [invited]. APPLIED OPTICS 2014; 53:G44-63. [PMID: 25322137 DOI: 10.1364/ao.53.000g44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This article presents an overview of recent advances in the field of digital holography, ranging from holographic techniques designed to increase the resolution of microscopic images, holographic imaging using incoherent illumination, phase retrieval with incoherent illumination, imaging of occluded objects, and the holographic recording of depth-extended objects using a frequency-comb laser, to the design of an infrastructure for remote laboratories for digital-holographic microscopy and metrology. The paper refers to current trends in digital holography and explains them using new results that were recently achieved at the Institute for Applied Optics of the University Stuttgart.
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