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    • Optical Microscopy
    • Signal Processing
    • Metrology

    Background:

    • Accurate peak extraction of axial response signals is crucial for confocal microscopy.
    • Existing nonlinear fitting methods (parabolic, Gaussian, sinc^2) can introduce systematic errors.
    • Current error compensation techniques require difficult-to-obtain prior knowledge of signal width (full-width-at-half-maximum).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a generalized error compensation method for peak extraction from axial response signals.
    • To introduce a novel, full-width-at-half-maximum-independent approach for improved accuracy and precision.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed a corrected parabolic fitting algorithm for peak extraction.
    • Characterized systematic parabolic fitting errors using a differential equation.
    • Estimated and compensated errors via a first-order approximation solution of the differential equation.

    Main Results:

    • The corrected parabolic fitting algorithm demonstrated significant improvements in peak extraction accuracy.
    • Enhanced precision in peak extraction was observed compared to existing algorithms.
    • Validated through Monte Carlo simulations and experiments on diverse axial response signals (symmetrical and asymmetrical).

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed corrected parabolic fitting algorithm offers a robust and accurate solution for axial response signal peak extraction.
    • This method overcomes limitations of existing techniques by eliminating the need for prior full-width-at-half-maximum knowledge.
    • The algorithm shows broad applicability for various signal types in confocal microscopy and related fields.