Four-dimensional image formation theory of all laser microscopy including optical coherence tomography

Naoki Fukutake; Yoshiaki Yasuno

doi:10.1117/12.2575104

5 March 2021 Four-dimensional image formation theory of all laser microscopy including optical coherence tomography

Naoki Fukutake, Yoshiaki Yasuno

Proceedings Volume 11649, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXVIII; 116490D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2575104
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

We formulate a four-dimensional (4-D, space-time dimension) image formation theory of all laser microscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) by using 4-D Fourier optics. We define a Fourier transform pair: a 4-D amplitude spread function in space-time domain and a 4-D aperture in spatiotemporal frequency domain. To calculate the 4-D aperture, we also define 4-D pupil functions that include the information on light source spectra in addition to NAs of excitation and detection systems in microscopy. The 4-D aperture is a new concept indicating the sensitivity to object frequencies that contribute to the image formation in microscopy including OCT.

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Naoki Fukutake and Yoshiaki Yasuno "Four-dimensional image formation theory of all laser microscopy including optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 11649, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXVIII, 116490D (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2575104

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