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    Area of Science:

    • Microscopy
    • Materials Science
    • Optical Engineering

    Background:

    • Digital image correlation (DIC) is a common technique for analyzing surface deformation.
    • Subpixel DIC methods aim to improve displacement measurement accuracy.
    • Microscope imaging presents unique challenges for DIC due to magnification and optical properties.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To apply subpixel digital image correlation to microscope images for surface deformation analysis.
    • To investigate and quantify the sensitivity of subpixel DIC to focusing errors in microscopy.
    • To develop and demonstrate a focus compensation method for improving DIC accuracy.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized nonintegral pixel shifting and successive approximation for subpixel displacement calculation.
    • Applied subpixel DIC to microscope images at x10 magnification.
    • Experimentally determined the effect of focusing variations on displacement measurements.
    • Developed and validated a focus compensation technique.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved in-plane displacement precision better than 2% of a pixel (< 15 nm at x10 magnification).
    • Demonstrated that moderate numerical aperture microscope objectives introduce sensitivity to focusing errors.
    • Quantified the magnitude of focusing error effects on DIC measurements.
    • Successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of the developed focus compensation method.

    Conclusions:

    • Subpixel DIC is a viable technique for precise surface deformation analysis in microscopy.
    • Focusing variations significantly impact subpixel DIC accuracy, especially with higher numerical aperture objectives.
    • The proposed focus compensation method effectively mitigates errors caused by focusing variations, enhancing measurement reliability.