Abstract
This review presents a selection of advanced microscope designs employing acousto-optical deflectors (AODs). In the designs covered, AODs are used as tunable diffraction gratings to control complex illumination patterns at the Fourier plane of an objective lens. This approach allows us to generate desired illumination patterns at the focal plane of a light microscope. In simple terms, I will describe two established designs, the 3D Random-Access Multi-Photon Microscope and the Standing-Wave Super-Resolution Microscope, as well as two new schemes including the Random-Access STED Microscope and the Frequency-Encoded Multi-Beam Microscope. All instruments mentioned here were designed to overcome the throughput limitations of previously used light microscopes in experimental Neuroscience.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Fourteenth School on Acousto-Optics and Applications |
Editors | Ireneusz Grulkowski, Bogumil B. J. Linde, Marti Duocastella |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510631830 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Event | 14th School on Acousto-Optics and Applications, SAOA 2019 - Torun, Poland Duration: Jun 24 2019 → Jun 27 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 11210 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
Conference | 14th School on Acousto-Optics and Applications, SAOA 2019 |
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Country/Territory | Poland |
City | Torun |
Period | 6/24/19 → 6/27/19 |
Funding
This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation, Institute for Brain Science, and the Italian Institute of Technology. Dr. Saggau is supported by the Visiting Lecturer Program of SPIE.
Keywords
- 3D scanning
- Back focal plane pattern
- Bidirectional light propagation
- Chirped acoustic waves
- Frequency-shifted multi-beam
- Optical standing-wave pattern
- Phase-Aligned averaging.
- Stimulated emission depletion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering