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    • Optical microscopy
    • Image processing
    • Metrology

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    • Accurate 3D localization is crucial for light microscopy.
    • Novel point spread functions (PSFs) offer improved 3D imaging capabilities.
    • Characterizing new PSFs is essential for their practical application.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and apply methods for characterizing the self-bending point spread function (PSF).
    • To compare the performance of the self-bending PSF against traditional PSFs.
    • To provide a framework for the design of novel PSFs for 3D imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • Generation of Gaussian, astigmatic, and self-bending PSFs.
    • Analysis of optical transfer functions (OTFs).
    • Evaluation of ambiguity functions and Fisher information.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated quantitative frequency-domain analysis of PSFs.
    • Provided a comparative assessment of different PSF types.
    • Established metrics for PSF performance evaluation.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed methods enable robust characterization of PSFs.
    • Engineered PSFs, like the self-bending PSF, show promise for advanced 3D microscopy.
    • This work offers tools for designing optimized PSFs for 3D localization microscopy.