Light-sheet microscopy: a tutorial

This paper is intended to give a comprehensive review of light-sheet (LS) microscopy from an optics perspective. As such, emphasis is placed on the advantages that LS micro- scope configurations present, given the degree of freedom gained by uncoupling the excitation and detection arms. The new imag...

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Autores: Olarte, Omar Eduardo, Andilla, Jordi, Gualda Manzano, Emilio José|||0000-0001-5948-5493, Loza Álvarez, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/407318
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/407318
https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AOP.10.000111
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photonics
Imaging systems
Optical systems
Fluorescence microscopy
Nonlinear microscopy
Three-dimensional microscopy
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Sumario:This paper is intended to give a comprehensive review of light-sheet (LS) microscopy from an optics perspective. As such, emphasis is placed on the advantages that LS micro- scope configurations present, given the degree of freedom gained by uncoupling the excitation and detection arms. The new imaging properties are first highlighted in terms of optical parameters and how these have enabled several biomedical applications. Then, the basics are presented for understanding how a LS microscope works. This is followed by a presentation of a tutorial for LS microscope designs, each working at different resolutions and for different applications. Then, based on a numerical Fourier analysis and given the multiple possibilities for generating the LS in the microscope (using Gaussian, Bessel, and Airy beams in the linear and nonlinear regimes), a systematic comparison of their optical performance is presented.