Open AccessEnhancement of lateral resolution and optical sectioning capability of two-photon fluorescence microscopy by combining temporal-focusing with structured illumination
Author(s) -
Keisuke Isobe,
Takanori Takeda,
Kyohei Mochizuki,
Qiyuan Song,
Akira Suda,
Fumihiko Kannari,
Hiroyuki Kawano,
Akiko Kumagai,
Atsushi Miyawaki,
Katsumi Midorikawa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.4.002396
Subject(s) - microscopy , optical sectioning , optics , light sheet fluorescence microscopy , fluorescence microscope , temporal resolution , materials science , optical microscope , two photon excitation microscopy , fluorescence , resolution (logic) , photoactivated localization microscopy , interferometry , super resolution microscopy , fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy , image resolution , microscope , physics , scanning electron microscope , computer science , artificial intelligence
We demonstrate super-resolution imaging with background fluorescence rejection by interferometric temporal focusing microscopy, in which temporal focusing is combined with structured illumination. The lateral resolution and the optical sectioning capability are simultaneously improved by factors of 1.6 and 1.4, respectively, compared to conventional temporal focusing microscopy. Fluorescent beads (200 nm diameter) that are difficult to distinguish from the background fluorescence in conventional temporal focusing microscopy, are clearly visualized by interferometric temporal focusing microscopy.