Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 12, Issue 3, 1950014(2019)

Fringe optimization for structured illumination super-resolution microscope with digital micromirror device

Xibin Yang1,2, Qian Zhu1, Zhenglong Sun1, Gang Wen1, Xin Jin1, Linbo Wang1, Jialin Liu1, Daxi Xiong1、*, and Hui Li1
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  • 1Jiangsu Key Lab of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, P. R. China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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    Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is a promising super-resolution technique for imaging subcellular structures and dynamics due to its compatibility with most commonly used fluorescent labeling methods. Structured illumination can be obtained by either laser interference or projection of fringe patterns. Here, we proposed a fringe projector composed of a compact multiwavelength LEDs module and a digital micromirror device (DMD) which can be directly attached to most commercial inverted fluorescent microscopes and update it into a SIM system. The effects of the period and duty cycle of fringe patterns on the modulation depth of the structured light field were studied. With the optimized fringe pattern, 1:6× resolution improvement could be obtained with high-end oil objectives. Multicolor imaging and dynamics of subcellular organelles in live cells were also demonstrated. Our method provides a low-cost solution for SIM setup to expand its wide range of applications to most research labs in the field of life science and medicine.

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    Xibin Yang, Qian Zhu, Zhenglong Sun, Gang Wen, Xin Jin, Linbo Wang, Jialin Liu, Daxi Xiong, Hui Li. Fringe optimization for structured illumination super-resolution microscope with digital micromirror device[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2019, 12(3): 1950014

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    Paper Information

    Received: Feb. 2, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 6, 2019

    Published Online: Sep. 4, 2019

    The Author Email: Xiong Daxi (xiongdx@sibet.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545819500147

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