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Wide-field computational color imaging using pixel super-resolved on-chip microscopy.

Alon Greenbaum¹, Alborz Feizi, Najva Akbari

¹Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

|June 6, 2013

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This study presents two computational methods to eliminate color artifacts in lens-free holographic imaging, enabling high-resolution, wide field-of-view color microscopy. These techniques ensure clear, artifact-free color images for advanced on-chip imaging applications.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Biomedical Imaging
Computational Imaging

Background:

Lens-free holographic on-chip imaging offers cost-effective, compact, wide field-of-view (FOV), and high-resolution imaging.
Color imaging in lens-free systems is limited by 'rainbow' artifacts in reconstructed holographic images.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and compare computational methods for artifact-free, pixel super-resolved color imaging in lens-free on-chip microscopes.
To maintain high spatial resolution and wide FOV while enabling accurate color reconstruction.

Main Methods:

Introduced two computational approaches: YUV color space averaging and Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm.
Applied these methods to eliminate color artifacts in reconstructed holographic images.
Evaluated performance in terms of artifact reduction, spatial resolution, and FOV preservation.

Main Results:

Both YUV color space averaging and Dijkstra's shortest path effectively eliminated color artifacts.
The methods preserved the sub-micron spatial resolution and wide FOV of the lens-free microscope.
Demonstrated successful imaging of stained Papanicolaou (Pap) smears over a ~14 mm(2) FOV.

Conclusions:

Computational methods can successfully enable high-quality, artifact-free color imaging with lens-free on-chip microscopes.
This advancement opens possibilities for advanced diagnostic and research applications using cost-effective, compact imaging devices.
The developed techniques address a key limitation in lens-free holographic imaging, broadening its applicability.