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Resonant-scanning dual-color STED microscopy with ultrafast photon counting: A concise guide.


ABSTRACT: STED (stimulated emission depletion) is a popular super-resolution fluorescence microscopy technique. In this paper, we present a concise guide to building a resonant-scanning STED microscope with ultrafast photon-counting acquisition. The STED microscope has two channels, using a pulsed laser and a continuous-wave (CW) laser as the depletion laser source, respectively. The CW STED channel preforms time-gated detection to enhance optical resolution in this channel. We use a resonant mirror to attain high scanning speed and ultrafast photon counting acquisition to scan a large field of view, which help reduce photobleaching. We discuss some practical issues in building a STED microscope, including creating a hollow depletion beam profile, manipulating polarization, and monitoring optical aberration. We also demonstrate a STED image enhancement method using stationary wavelet expansion and image analysis methods to register objects and to quantify colocalization in STED microscopy.

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4630089 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Resonant-scanning dual-color STED microscopy with ultrafast photon counting: A concise guide.

Wu Yong Y   Wu Xundong X   Toro Ligia L   Stefani Enrico E  

Methods (San Diego, Calif.) 20150627


STED (stimulated emission depletion) is a popular super-resolution fluorescence microscopy technique. In this paper, we present a concise guide to building a resonant-scanning STED microscope with ultrafast photon-counting acquisition. The STED microscope has two channels, using a pulsed laser and a continuous-wave (CW) laser as the depletion laser source, respectively. The CW STED channel preforms time-gated detection to enhance optical resolution in this channel. We use a resonant mirror to at  ...[more]

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