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    Area of Science:

    • Microscopy
    • Optical Imaging
    • Image Processing

    Background:

    • Three-dimensional quantitative phase imaging (3D QPI) is a high-impact microscopic technique.
    • The phase optical transfer function (POTF) is crucial for determining the resolution of 3D QPI.
    • Understanding the POTF's spatial frequency coverage (SFC) is essential for system performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the POTF for an axially symmetric optical configuration in 3D QPI.
    • To provide a geometric interpretation for visualizing the SFC.
    • To derive a simplified method for calculating the 3D POTF.

    Main Methods:

    • Geometric interpretation of the spatial frequency coverage (SFC).
    • Derivation of a closed-form 1D integral expression for the POTF in the general nonparaxial case.
    • Application of the formulation to various illumination types (disk, annular, multi-annuli, Gaussian) and an annular objective.

    Main Results:

    • A visualization method for the SFC was developed.
    • A rapid calculation method for the 3D POTF was derived using a 1D integral expression.
    • The formulation was successfully applied to different illumination and objective configurations.

    Conclusions:

    • The study enables visualization and simplified calculation of the 3D axially symmetric POTF.
    • These findings provide a foundation for optimizing 3D QPI systems.
    • The developed methods are applicable to a wide range of 3D QPI applications.