Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 12, 230181-1(2024)

Optical fiber integrated unlabeled differential super-resolution microscopic imaging system

Hao Luo1, Mengdie Hou3, Liang Xu1,2, Zhenyao Yang1, Cuifang Kuang1,2、*, Xianglong Zeng3、**, and Dazhao Zhu1、***
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  • 1Research Center for Intelligent Chips and Devices, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Far-field super-resolution microscopic imaging technology based on fluorescent labels opened a gate to the microscopic world, which has become an important tool in the research of modern medicine and life science. However, the development of far-field unlabeled super-resolution microscopy is relatively slow. Here, an integrated differential microscopic imaging method using optical fiber devices is proposed in this article. The generation of hollow spots in the differential imaging system is realized by a special fiber mode selection coupler (MSC). The problem of strict alignment between hollow and solid spots is naturally solved in this method. A highly integrated label-free microscopic imaging system was established. In experiments, gold particles with a diameter of 150 nm and unlabeled polymer lines with a minimum spacing of about 50 nm were imaged to test the imaging system. The resolution of the imaging system shows great improvement compared to conventional scanning confocal microscopy.

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    Hao Luo, Mengdie Hou, Liang Xu, Zhenyao Yang, Cuifang Kuang, Xianglong Zeng, Dazhao Zhu. Optical fiber integrated unlabeled differential super-resolution microscopic imaging system[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 50(12): 230181-1

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 20, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Kuang Cuifang (匡翠方), Zeng Xianglong (曾祥龙), Zhu Dazhao (朱大钊)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2023.230181

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