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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Biomedical Imaging
    • Microscopy

    Background:

    • Fiber-optical microscopy enables advanced imaging techniques.
    • Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) microscopy provides label-free contrast.
    • Understanding image formation in SHG microscopy is crucial for resolution optimization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the three-dimensional (3-D) image formation in fiber-optical second-harmonic-generation (SHG) microscopy.
    • To compare the spatial frequency passband and axial resolution with other microscopy techniques.
    • To investigate the influence of fiber coupling parameters on imaging performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Characterization of 3-D image formation using a coherent transfer function (CTF).
    • Comparison of the CTF's spatial frequency passband with fiber-optical reflection-mode non-fluorescence microscopy.
    • Analysis of axial resolution dependence on fiber numerical aperture and illumination convergence angle.

    Main Results:

    • 3-D image formation in fiber-optical SHG microscopy is purely coherent, described by a 3-D CTF.
    • The spatial frequency passband is identical to that of fiber-optical reflection-mode non-fluorescence microscopy.
    • Under specific conditions (high numerical aperture), performance mimics confocal SHG microscopy, with a 7% axial resolution improvement over two-photon fluorescence microscopy.

    Conclusions:

    • Fiber-optical SHG microscopy utilizes coherent image formation, enabling high-resolution imaging.
    • The imaging characteristics are comparable to reflection microscopy, offering label-free contrast.
    • Optimized fiber coupling parameters enhance axial resolution, outperforming traditional fluorescence microscopy methods.