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Improved Resolution Fourier Ptychography Scheme Using Oil-Filled Dome-Shaped LED array
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  • Mahdieh Gholami Mayani,
  • Nazabat Hussain,
  • Dag Breiby,
  • Muhammad Akram
Mahdieh Gholami Mayani
University of South-Eastern Norway - Campus Vestfold

Corresponding Author:gholamimah@gmail.com

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Nazabat Hussain
University of South-Eastern Norway - Campus Vestfold
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Dag Breiby
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Muhammad Akram
University of South-Eastern Norway
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Abstract

Utilizing angular-varied illumination in Fourier Ptychography (FP), the resolution of optical microscopes can be increased and the phase of the sample can also be recovered while maintaining a wide field-of-view. In this work, an FP microscopy imaging setup is demonstrated using a 10X 0.28NA objective lens and a dome-shaped LED array illuminator. By increasing the refractive index of the medium between the sample and light sources using oil filled dome, a synthetic system NA of 0.68 is achieved using only 37 LEDs. The measured resolution of 345 nm at a wavelength of 530 nm closely matches the theoretical prediction. Furthermore, the results of the oil-medium illumination are compared to free-space illumination. The oil immersion on the illumination side effectively enhances the illumination NA as compared to air and reduces the need for far off-axis LEDs. The result is high-resolution FP imaging with relatively fewer LEDs providing both short capture and reconstruction times.
02 Apr 2022Submitted to Electronics Letters
03 Apr 2022Submission Checks Completed
03 Apr 2022Assigned to Editor
05 Apr 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
13 Aug 2022Published in Electronics Letters. 10.1049/ell2.12596