Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1218001(2019)

Microscopy Autofocus Method Using Tilt Camera

Yiqing Ye1, Dingrong Yi1、*, Yongzhen Zhang1, Linghua Kong2, and Wei Jiang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
  • 2School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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    Schematic of microscopy autofocus system based on tilt camera
    Relationship between defocusing distance and focusing band horizontal shift of tilt plane image
    Theoretical relationship between defocusing distance and tilt angle
    Fixed component of tilt camera
    Autofocus system using tilt camera
    Schematic of calculation method for horizontal shift of focusing band of tilt plane image
    Tilt plane image and Gaussian fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter. (a) Tilt plane image; (b) ROI; (c) Gaussian fitting curve of sharpness-pixel scatter
    Calibration curve between defocusing distance and horizontal shift value of focusing band
    Images of blood smear under different defocusing states
    Testing results of operating range and defocusing distance error of the system. (a)(c)(e) Relationship between mean values of measured defocusing distance and test defocusing distance under different NA; (b)(d)(f) curves of defocusing distance error and repeatability error under different NA
    Average time-consumption of single-frame image processed with different sharpness evaluation functions
    • Table 1. Experimental data of calibration curve between defocusing distance and horizontal shift value of focusing band (parameters of objective lens: magnification is 10; NA is 0.3)

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      Table 1. Experimental data of calibration curve between defocusing distance and horizontal shift value of focusing band (parameters of objective lens: magnification is 10; NA is 0.3)

      Test numberDefocusing distance interval /μmGrating valueDefocusing distance ΔZ /μmShift value ΔN
      1[-19,-17)-364-18.201081.50
      2[-17,-15)-325-16.25969.89
      3[-15,-13)-280-14.00852.18
      4[-13,-11)-243-12.15745.47
      5[-11,-9)-200-10.00623.79
      6[-9,-7)-157-7.85501.64
      7[-7,-5)-117-5.85383.22
      8[-5,-3)-74-3.70265.63
      9[-3,-1)-33-1.65146.43
      10[-1,1)00-2.60
      11[1,3)381.90-87.02
      12[3,5)783.90-180.01
      13[5,7)1216.05-277.05
      14[7,9)1608.00-388.47
      15[9,11)20010.00-505.82
      16[11,13)23511.75-616.50
      17[13,15)27013.50-737.47
      18[15,17)30515.25-844.51
      19[17,19]34417.20-961.49
    • Table 2. Experimental data sheet of system performance test (lens parameters of objective: magnification is 10; NA is 0.3)μm

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      Table 2. Experimental data sheet of system performance test (lens parameters of objective: magnification is 10; NA is 0.3)μm

      ZtZmZeσZtZmZeσ
      28.0829.731.650.40-2.00-1.940.060.12
      26.0325.77-0.260.22-3.98-4.42-0.440.16
      24.0022.98-1.020.32-6.08-6.68-0.600.20
      21.9521.25-0.700.25-7.95-8.71-0.760.32
      19.9719.45-0.520.22-10.03-10.98-0.950.30
      18.0317.71-0.320.08-12.02-13.17-1.150.17
      16.0015.76-0.240.20-14.04-14.97-0.930.29
      13.9813.57-0.410.14-15.97-17.09-1.120.11
      12.0511.56-0.490.15-17.99-18.80-0.810.30
      10.009.98-0.020.30-20.00-20.74-0.740.10
      8.078.130.060.18-22.07-22.67-0.600.19
      6.026.330.310.17-24.06-25.23-1.170.38
      3.994.300.310.13-26.02-29.11-3.090.35
      1.952.530.580.12-27.93-33.77-5.840.66
    • Table 3. Comparison of system performance test data for 10× objective lens with different NAμm

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      Table 3. Comparison of system performance test data for 10× objective lens with different NAμm

      NAOperating range ZoDefocusing distance error ZeMaximum repeatability error σmax
      0.2544[-1,1]0.36
      0.352[-1.2, 0.6]0.38
      0.3536[-1,1.5]0.33
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    Paper Information

    Category: Microscopy

    Received: May. 31, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 2, 2019

    Published Online: Dec. 6, 2019

    The Author Email: Yi Dingrong (yidr@hqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.1218001

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