Stochastic transfer function: application to fluorescence microscopy
JOSA A, Vol. 26, Issue 7, pp. 1622-1629 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.26.001622
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Abstract
We develop the concept of the stochastic transfer function (STF) and its application to high-resolution fluorescence microscopy. The STF is directly related to the conventional optical transfer functions but incorporates a probability density function at each spatial frequency. The mean of the STF yields the conventional transfer function; the variance of the STF gives a measure of the noise associated at each spatial frequency. The STF thus provides a more complete picture of the microscope performance in comparison with conventional transfer functions. Here we present the STF for a wide-field fluorescent microscope using both Monte Carlo simulation and probability theory.
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OCIS Codes
(100.6640) Image processing : Superresolution
(110.0180) Imaging systems : Microscopy
(110.4280) Imaging systems : Noise in imaging systems
(110.4850) Imaging systems : Optical transfer functions
(180.2520) Microscopy : Fluorescence microscopy
ToC Category:
Microscopy
History
Original Manuscript: February 10, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: April 25, 2009
Published: June 19, 2009
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Citation
Ken Hsu, Michael G. Somekh, and Mark C. Pitter, "Stochastic transfer function: application to fluorescence microscopy," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 1622-1629 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-7-1622
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