Abstract
Using an acousto-optic beam deflector and a line scan camera, we constructed a non-mechanical, slit-scanning confocal microscope. It generates two-dimensional 512×512 images with speed of 60 frames/sec, which can be easily expanded, to 100 frames/sec. The measured axial and lateral resolutions of the system are 3.3 μm and <1 μm, respectively, with a 50X objective. This simple design can produce frames rates faster than other commercial products with comparable resolution, which may be useful for analysis of rapid interactions in various biological applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 33 |
| Pages (from-to) | 164-171 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
| Volume | 5701 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Three- Dimensional and Multidomensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XII - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 2005 Jan 25 → 2005 Jan 27 |
Keywords
- Acousto-optic deflector
- Confocal microscope
- Line scan CCD
- Three-dimensional microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Biomaterials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging