Optimal disc design for a confocal microscope

T. H. Lin; Ping Chin Cheng

doi:10.1117/12.134896

1 February 1992 Optimal disc design for a confocal microscope

T. H. Lin, Ping Chin Cheng

Proceedings Volume 1556, Scanning Microscopy Instrumentation; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134896
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A packing algorithm has been developed to optimize the spinning disc design. This algorithm can generate spinning disc designs suitable for use in single-sided confocal microscopes. When an even number of spirals is chosen, the symmetrical arrangement of pinholes makes this algorithm suitable in designing spinning discs for tandem scanning confocal microscopes. The algorithm provides the possibility of maximizing pinhole packing density for improved image intensity, and maintains balanced field brightness and an equal degree of discrimination on pinhole crosstalk disregarding the location of the viewing field.

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T. H. Lin and Ping Chin Cheng "Optimal disc design for a confocal microscope", Proc. SPIE 1556, Scanning Microscopy Instrumentation, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134896

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