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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Weidong Yang, Penn Valley, PA (US);
Andrew Ruba, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/36 (2005.12); G01N 21/64 (2005.12); G02B 21/08 (2005.12); G02B 21/16 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/361 (2012.12); G01N 21/6458 (2012.12); G02B 21/08 (2012.12); G02B 21/16 (2012.12);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a photon enhancement apparatus comprising a reflective component and 4f coherent imaging system, which increases a photon collection efficiency. The present invention also provides a microscope comprising said photon enhancement apparatus and methods of improving photon collection efficiency, signal-to-noise ratio, and/or optical resolution using the said photon enhancement apparatus.