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Yuechuan Lin^1,2, Xiang Zhang^2,3, Rebecca E Zubajlo^2,3

¹Laser Biomedical Research Center, G. R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.

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Quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) now offers high-speed, 3D imaging. This new temporal focusing QPM (TF-QPM) provides label-free, volumetric imaging with exceptional resolution and speed.

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Area of Science:

Optical imaging
Biophysics
Microscopy

Background:

Quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) is crucial for label-free imaging.
High-speed, 3D QPM with strong optical sectioning remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce a novel single-shot reflection-mode temporal focusing QPM (TF-QPM).
Enable high-speed, 3D label-free phase-sensitive volumetric imaging with sub-micron optical sectioning.

Main Methods:

Extended temporal focusing principles for QPM.
Developed a scanless, single-shot reflection-mode TF-QPM system.
Utilized diffraction-limited imaging for phase-sensitive volumetric data.

Main Results:

Achieved 402 nm lateral and 920 nm axial resolution.
Demonstrated depth-resolved imaging at 3,709 Hz frame rate.
Enabled precise 3D particle tracking and characterization of fast dynamics.

Conclusions:

TF-QPM is a scanless, high-speed platform for label-free volumetric imaging.
Offers histology-level resolution in intact tissues with virtual staining capabilities.
Provides a rapid alternative to conventional sectioning-based workflows for research and translational applications.