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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2013
Applicants:

Zhiwen Liu, State College, PA (US);

Chuan Yang, State College, PA (US);

Kebin Shi, Beijing, CN;

Mingda Zhou, State College, PA (US);

Siyang Zheng, State College, PA (US);

Shizhuo Yin, State College, PA (US);

Inventors:

Zhiwen Liu, State College, PA (US);

Chuan Yang, State College, PA (US);

Kebin Shi, Beijing, CN;

Mingda Zhou, State College, PA (US);

Siyang Zheng, State College, PA (US);

Shizhuo Yin, State College, PA (US);

Assignee:

The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/008 (2013.01); G02B 21/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

We present a method for parallel axial imaging, or z-microscopy, utilizing an array of tilted micro mirrors arranged along the axial direction. Image signals emitted from different axial positions can be orthogonally reflected by the corresponding micro mirrors and spatially separated for parallel detection, essentially converting the more challenging axial imaging to a lateral imaging problem. Each micro mirror also provides optical sectioning capability due to its finite dimension.


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