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    • Biophysics
    • Optical Physics
    • Microscopy

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    • Coherent noise is a significant challenge in optical imaging.
    • Speckle patterns in coherent light are sensitive to temporal fluctuations.
    • Microorganisms possess unique motile properties that could be leveraged for optical applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the potential of live Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial cultures for reducing coherent noise.
    • To analyze the optical properties of bacterial suspensions as speckle decorrelation devices.
    • To demonstrate the noise-reducing capabilities of E. coli in coherent microscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • Culturing live E. coli bacteria.
    • Preparing bacterial suspensions at varying densities.
    • Investigating optical properties using coherent microscopy in a through-transmission configuration.
    • Analyzing speckle pattern dynamics and decorrelation effects.

    Main Results:

    • Live E. coli cultures significantly reduce coherent noise.
    • The self-propelling motion of E. coli introduces temporal diversity in speckle patterns.
    • Bacterial suspensions act as effective optical speckle decorrelation devices.
    • Decorrelation effects were observed and quantified across different bacterial densities.

    Conclusions:

    • Self-propelling E. coli offer a novel biological method for coherent noise reduction.
    • The motile behavior of microorganisms can be harnessed to improve optical imaging quality.
    • E. coli suspensions show promise as a cost-effective and dynamic speckle decorrelation tool.