Super-resolution imaging combining the design of an optical coherence microscope objective with liquid-lens based dynamic focusing capability and computational methods

Apurva Jain; Supraja Murali; Nicolene Papp; Kevin Thompson; Kye-sung Lee; Panomsak Meemon; Hassan Foroosh; Jannick P. Rolland

doi:10.1117/12.805365

11 September 2008 Super-resolution imaging combining the design of an optical coherence microscope objective with liquid-lens based dynamic focusing capability and computational methods

Apurva Jain, Supraja Murali, Nicolene Papp, Kevin Thompson, Kye-sung Lee, Panomsak Meemon, Hassan Foroosh, Jannick P. Rolland

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Proceedings Volume 7061, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XI; 70610C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805365
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we present the design of a 0.2 NA microscope objective operating across a 120nm broadband spectral range that requires only two doublets and an embedded liquid lens to achieve 3 μm invariant lateral resolution throughout a large 8 cubic millimeter imaging sample. Achieving invariant lateral resolution comes with some sacrifice in imaging speed, yet in the approach proposed, high speed in vivo imaging is maintained up to a resolution of 3 μm for a 2x2 mm sample size. Thus, in anticipation to ultimately aim for a resolution of 0.5 to 1 μm, we are investigating the possibility to further gain in resolution using super-resolution methods so both hardware solutions and image processing methods together can provide the best trade-off in overall resolution and speed of imaging. As a starting point to investigate super-resolution methods, we evaluate in this paper three well-known super-resolution algorithms used to reconstruct a high resolution image from down-sampled low resolution images of an African frog tadpole acquired en face using our OCM set-up. To establish ground truth necessary for assessment of the methods, low resolution images were simulated from a high resolution OCM image. The specification and design performance of the custom designed microscope will be presented as well as our first results of super-resolution imaging. The performance of each algorithm was analyzed and all performances compared using two different metrics. Early results indicate that super-resolution may play a significant role in the optimization of high invariant resolution OCM systems.

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Apurva Jain, Supraja Murali, Nicolene Papp, Kevin Thompson, Kye-sung Lee, Panomsak Meemon, Hassan Foroosh, and Jannick P. Rolland "Super-resolution imaging combining the design of an optical coherence microscope objective with liquid-lens based dynamic focusing capability and computational methods", Proc. SPIE 7061, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XI, 70610C (11 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805365

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