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    • Optical microscopy
    • Imaging science

    Background:

    • Lack of standardized methods for optical characterization of fluorescence microscopes.
    • Need for efficient and quantitative performance assessment tools.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate laser-written fluorescence patterns for microscope characterization.
    • To provide a quick and quantitative measure of imaging performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Generation of 2D and 3D patterns using laser-written fluorescence.
    • Application of patterns to confocal and structured illumination fluorescence microscopes.
    • Measurement of lateral resolution, illumination uniformity, lens distortion, and color plane alignment.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated utility of laser-written patterns for assessing multiple imaging parameters.
    • Provided a rapid and quantitative method for optical characterization.
    • Successfully applied to different fluorescence microscopy techniques.

    Conclusions:

    • Laser-written fluorescence patterns offer a standardized approach to optical characterization.
    • This method enables efficient and accurate evaluation of fluorescence microscope performance.
    • Potential to improve reliability and comparability of imaging data.