title: Talbot multi-focal holographic fluorescence endoscopy for optically sectioned imaging.
abstract: A wide-field multi-plane endoscopic system incorporating multiplexed volume holographic gratings and Talbot illumination to simultaneously acquire optically sectioned fluorescence images of tissue structures from different depths is presented. The proposed endoscopic system is configured such that multiple Talbot-illumination planes occur inside a volumetric sample and serve as the input focal planes for the subsequent multiplexed volume holographic imaging gratings. We describe the design, implementation, and experimental data demonstrating this endoscopic system's ability to obtain optically sectioned multi-plane fluorescent images of tissue samples in wide-field fashion without scanning in lateral and axial directions.
authors.forename: Chen Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wei-Tang
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsi-Hsun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jau-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vijay Raj
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006696:Holography / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D055620:Optical Phenomena