Large-area imaging by concatenation with array microscope

Details Large-area imaging by concatenation with array microscope Large-area imaging by concatenation with array microscope

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Lee, Thomas D (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

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C358S474000, C382S284000, C382S128000, C359S374000

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07864369

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus consists of multiple miniaturized microscopes arranged into an array capable of simultaneously imaging respective portions of an object. A continuous linear translation approach is followed to scan the object and generate multiple image swaths of the object. In order to improve the quality of the composite image produced by concatenation of the image swaths, the performance of each microscope is normalized to the same base reference for each relevant optical-system property. Correction factors are developed through calibration to equalize the spectral response measured at each detector, to similarly balance the gains and offsets of the detector/light-source combinations associated with the various objectives, to correct for geometric misalignments between microscopes, and to correct optical and chromatic aberrations in each objective.

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