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Adaptive optics: optimization and wavefront sensing Novel microscope enhancements. confocal. widefield. Spherical Aberration (on axis). Constant optical Path difference Every ray arrives At same focal point. Perfect lens. Real lens. 2 related types, lateral and transverse
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Adaptive optics: optimization and wavefront sensing • Novel microscope enhancements
confocal widefield
Spherical Aberration (on axis) Constant optical Path difference Every ray arrives At same focal point Perfect lens Real lens 2 related types, lateral and transverse Different effective focal lengths, positions
Adaptive optics idea Active element undoes what microscope, specimen does to PSF Correction is determined by iteration: genetic algorithms, random searches More correction takes more time
37 element micromachined deformable mirror Can travel 6 microns
Performance for TPEF of coumarin dye solution Good agreement with calculated, measured in simple specimen Norris. J. Microcopy 2002
Adaptive optics on non-scanning 2-photon microscope 600 microns into solution: PSF greatly improved
Lateral PSFs (measured by THG) Adaptive optics improves resolution and signal strength For nonlinear optical processes (TPEF, SHG, THG, CARS)
Setup for adaptive optics on laser scanning microscope Optimize feedback based on two-photon fluorescence intensity Girkin, OPEX
Correction for TPEF of sub-resolution bead x-y optical section Significant improvement even for beads in water
Correction for TPEF of sub-resolution bead x-z cross section Significant improvement even for beads into 30 microns of water
Improvement in PSF important for multiphoton processes
TPEF of guinea pig bladder 1.3 NA 40x 30 microns into the tissue Surface optimized Optimized for 30 microns Need to optimize at every depth
CARS and adaptive optics Xie and Girkin Opex
Depth dependence of CARS for beads in agarose Optimizing at greatest depth works best Systems aberrations also very important
Comparison of CARS image with system, sample induced aberrations 600 microns into solution
Comparison of CARS image with system, sample induced aberrations from tissue
Radial Dependence of correction Best response when optimize at every point But very slow
Adaptive Optics by Wavefront correction Denk, PNAS, 2006
Astigmatism Different planes Have different Focal lengths
AO on zebrafish larvae Olfactory bulb:GFP 50 microns Imaging bloodflow 200 microns
Wavefront sensing and correction using Spatial Light Modulator Eliceiri tbp SLM larger range than Deformable mirror: better depth
MPE in vivo live animal imaging Flexible periscope converts inverted to upright microscope
Difficulties with live animal imaging: respiration 8 second intervals, each scan 2 seconds Few micron motion, even anesthetized
TPEF of kidney of anesthetized rabbit kidney Breath-holding for one minute: Necessary for internal organ imaging
Fraction of light collected in epi-illumination geometry High NA only collects 30% of available light (ideal limit without absorption and scattering)
Parabolic reflector to enhance light collection Balaban, J. Microscopy (2007)
Light Attenuation in tissue Z= depth from surface Simplest case fit to µs [cm-1] 1/ µs =scattering length, or mean free path Multiple scattering in thick, turbid media g=anisotropy, avg cos 0=isotropic 1=all forward Tendon~0.9 Brain=0.1
Photon Transport Theory J(r,s) in a specific direction s within a unit solid angle dω Anisotropy around propagation axis radiance J(r,s) relates to the observable quantity, intensity I through the relation
Monte Carlo Simulation of Irradiance: Based on probabilities from optical parameters Absorption weakens intensity Scattering changes direction Calculate photon weight by albedo New direction based on g Continue until photon escapes Forward or backwards
Calculation of enhancements based On Monte Carlo simulation Muscle more absorbing than brain: limits enhancement Over purely scattering tissues
Comparison of gain in simulation and experiment for beads in phantom using optical parameters in literature Gain over epi-detection is substantial
Gain is ~8 fold Predicted ~12 fold Gasi Discrepancy probably due to imperfect optics