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    Area of Science:

    • Optical imaging
    • Microscopy techniques
    • Computational imaging

    Background:

    • Reflection phase microscopy offers optical sectioning for 3D imaging.
    • Conventional 3D reconstruction requires dense mechanical scanning, limiting speed and stability.
    • Existing methods face challenges in practical applications due to acquisition time and sample disturbance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a faster and more stable 3D imaging method using reflection phase microscopy.
    • To overcome the limitations of conventional mechanical scanning in 3D reconstruction.
    • To enhance the practical applicability of reflection phase microscopy in scientific research.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized reflection phase microscopy to capture 2D images at widely spaced depth intervals.
    • Employed numerical propagation to reconstruct the 3D structure by filling information gaps.
    • Reduced the number of axial scans significantly compared to traditional methods.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully constructed complete 3D maps of objects with a substantially reduced number of axial scans.
    • Demonstrated enhanced imaging speed in experimental results.
    • Maintained the accuracy of the reconstructed 3D structures.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method significantly improves imaging speed and sample stability for 3D reconstruction.
    • Numerical propagation effectively bridges the gap between sparsely acquired 2D images.
    • This technique broadens the potential applications of reflection phase microscopy in bioimaging and material science.