• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 7, Issue 2, 026001 (2025)
Oumeng Zhang1,†,*, Haowen Zhou1, Brandon Y. Feng2..., Elin M. Larsson3, Reinaldo E. Alcalde3, Siyuan Yin4, Catherine Deng1 and Changhuei Yang1,4|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1California Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
  • 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • 3California Institute of Technology, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
  • 4California Institute of Technology, Department of Medical Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.7.2.026001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Oumeng Zhang, Haowen Zhou, Brandon Y. Feng, Elin M. Larsson, Reinaldo E. Alcalde, Siyuan Yin, Catherine Deng, Changhuei Yang, "Single-shot volumetric fluorescence imaging with neural fields," Adv. Photon. 7, 026001 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Single-shot volumetric fluorescence (SVF) imaging offers a significant advantage over traditional imaging methods that require scanning across multiple axial planes, as it can capture biological processes with high temporal resolution. The key challenges in SVF imaging include requiring sparsity constraints, eliminating depth ambiguity in the reconstruction, and maintaining high resolution across a large field of view. We introduce the QuadraPol point spread function (PSF) combined with neural fields, an approach for SVF imaging. This method utilizes a custom polarizer at the back focal plane and a polarization camera to detect fluorescence, effectively encoding the three-dimensional scene within a compact PSF without depth ambiguity. In addition, we propose a reconstruction algorithm based on the neural field technique that provides improved reconstruction quality compared with classical deconvolution methods. QuadraPol PSF, combined with neural fields, significantly reduces the acquisition time of a conventional fluorescence microscope by ∼20 times and captures a 100-mm3 cubic volume in one shot. We validate the effectiveness of both our hardware and algorithm through all-in-focus imaging of bacterial colonies on sand surfaces and visualization of plant root morphology. Our approach offers a powerful tool for advancing biological research and ecological studies.
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    Oumeng Zhang, Haowen Zhou, Brandon Y. Feng, Elin M. Larsson, Reinaldo E. Alcalde, Siyuan Yin, Catherine Deng, Changhuei Yang, "Single-shot volumetric fluorescence imaging with neural fields," Adv. Photon. 7, 026001 (2025)
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