Title
The Lightfield Microscope Eyepiece
Abstract
Lightfield microscopy has raised growing interest in the last few years. Its ability to get three-dimensional information about the sample in a single shot makes it suitable for many applications in which time resolution is fundamental. In this paper we present a novel device, which is capable of converting any conventional microscope into a lightfield microscope. Based on the Fourier integral microscope concept, we designed the lightfield microscope eyepiece. This is coupled to the eyepiece port, to let the user exploit all the host microscope's components (objective turret, illumination systems, translation stage, etc.) and get a 3D reconstruction of the sample. After the optical design, a proof-of-concept device was built with off-the-shelf optomechanical components. Here, its optical performances are demonstrated, which show good matching with the theoretical ones. Then, the pictures of different samples taken with the lightfield eyepiece are shown, along with the corresponding reconstructions. We demonstrated the functioning of the lightfield eyepiece and lay the foundation for the development of a commercial device that works with any microscope.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.3390/s21196619
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
lightfield microscopy, Fourier integral microscope, FiMic, lightfield eyepiece, plenoptic eyepiece, 3D microscopy
Journal
21
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
19
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nicolò Incardona100.34
Ángel Tolosa200.34
Gabriele Scrofani300.34
Manuel Martinez-Corral400.34
Genaro Saavedra5156.70