Open AccessTwo-Photon Laser Scanning Stereomicroscopy for Fast Volumetric Imaging
Author(s) -
Yue Yang,
Baoli Yao,
Ming Lei,
Dan Dan,
Runze Li,
Mark Van Horn,
Xun Chen,
Yang Li,
Tong Ye
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0168885
Subject(s) - optics , shutter , light sheet fluorescence microscopy , laser scanning , laser , depth of field , two photon excitation microscopy , physics , microscopy , fluorescence , materials science , fluorescence microscope
Bessel beams have been successfully used in two-photon laser scanning fluorescence microscopy to extend the depth of field (EDF), which makes it possible to observe fast events volumetrically. However, the depth information is lost due to integration of fluorescence signals along the propagation direction. We describe the design and implementation of two-photon lasers scanning stereomicroscopy, which allows viewing dynamic processes in three-dimensional (3D) space stereoscopically in real-time with shutter glasses at the speed of 1.4 volumes per second. The depth information can be appreciated by human visual system or be recovered with correspondence algorithms for some cases.