isoFLUX: three-dimensional modulation-enhanced localization microscopy with spatially invariant isotropic resolution

Lu Yin; Yile Sun; Hongfei Zhu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071101

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071101(2025)

isoFLUX: three-dimensional modulation-enhanced localization microscopy with spatially invariant isotropic resolution

Lu Yin¹, Yile Sun², and Hongfei Zhu^3、*

Author Affiliations

¹College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

²State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

³Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, , ChinaHong Kong

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Paper Information

Category: Imaging Systems and Image Processing

Received: Sep. 14, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 19, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 9, 2025

The Author Email: Hongfei Zhu (hfzhu9927@gmail.com)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.071101

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.071101

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