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    • Optical Engineering
    • Microscopy

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    • Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) is crucial for 3D imaging of living organisms, offering optical sectioning and high-speed acquisition.
    • Conventional LSFM systems are often bulky due to their orthogonal illumination and detection arms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design a compact LSFM system using a volume holographic optical element.
    • To demonstrate the feasibility of a volume holographic LSFM (VHLSFM) for in vivo imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • A photopolymer-based volume holographic grating was employed as a volume holographic optical element.
    • The developed VHLSFM system was used for in vivo imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).

    Main Results:

    • High-contrast, optically sectioned fluorescence images were obtained in real time.
    • Successful 3D imaging of C. elegans oocytes and embryonic development was achieved.
    • The VHLSFM system demonstrated significant compactness compared to traditional LSFM.

    Conclusions:

    • A compact VHLSFM system was successfully developed and validated.
    • VHLSFM offers a promising alternative for high-resolution, real-time 3D imaging of biological samples.
    • This technology advances the capabilities for studying dynamic biological processes in vivo.