Optical volumetric projection for fast 3D imaging through circularly symmetric pupil engineering
2018
Monitoring and manipulating neuronal activities with optical microscopy desires a method where light can be focused or projected over a long axial range so that large brain tissues (>100 μm thick) can be simultaneously imaged, and specific brain regions can be optogenetically stimulated without the need for slow optical refocusing. However, the micron-scale resolution required in neuronal imaging yields a depth of field of less than 10 μm in conventional imaging systems. We propose to use a circularly symmetric phase mask to extend the depth of field. A numerical study shows that our method maintains both the peak and the shape of the point spread function vs the axial position better than current methods. Imaging of a 3D bead suspension and sparsely labelled thick brain tissue confirms the feasibility of the system for fast volumetric imaging.
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