All Outputs (10)

Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Young, L., Robertson, D., Love, G., Girkin, J., Cowie, E., Bourgenot, C., & Courtial, J. (2017). Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids. In A. J. Davis, C. F. Hahlweg, & J. R. Mulley (Eds.), Novel optical systems design and optimization XX. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272992

Pixellated Optics, a class of optical devices which preserve phase front continuity only over small sub areas of the device, allow for a range of uses that would not otherwise be possible. One potential use is as Low Vision Aids (LVAs), where they ar... Read More about Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids.

Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Taylor, J. M., Saunter, C. D., Bourgenot, C., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2015). Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking. In T. G. Bifano, J. Kubby, & S. Gigan (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080061

Adaptive optics (AO) can potentially allow high resolution imaging deep inside living tissue, mitigating against the loss of resolution due to aberrations caused by overlying tissue. Closed-loop AO correction is particularly attractive for moving tis... Read More about Realtime wavefront sensing in a SPIM microscope, and active aberration tracking.

Combining optical trapping in a microfluidic channel with simultaneous micro-Raman spectroscopy and motion detection (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Lawton, P., Saunter, C., & Girkin, J. (2014). Combining optical trapping in a microfluidic channel with simultaneous micro-Raman spectroscopy and motion detection. In B. L. Gray, & H. Becker (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037022

Since their invention by Ashkin optical tweezers have demonstrated their ability and versatility as a non-invasive tool for micromanipulation. One of the most useful additions to the basic optical tweezers system is micro-Raman spectroscopy, which pe... Read More about Combining optical trapping in a microfluidic channel with simultaneous micro-Raman spectroscopy and motion detection.

AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Bourgenot, C., Taylor, J. M., Saunter, C. D., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2013). AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart. . https://doi.org/10.1364/aopt.2013.ow4a.4

We report on the combinated use of heart synchronization and wavefront sensorless modal AO to enable significant improvement in image quality of a live transgenic zebrafish embryo heart, imaged with a light sheet microscope.

Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Bourgenot, C., Taylor, J., Saunter, C., Girkin, J., & Love, G. (2013). Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging. In C. J. Cogswell (Ed.), . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002057

We report on the incorporation of adaptive optics (AO) into the imaging arm of a selective plane illumination microscope (SPIM). SPIM has recently emerged as an important tool for life science research due to its ability to deliver high-speed, optica... Read More about Light sheet adaptive optics microscope for 3D live imaging.

Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Girkin, J., Taylor, J., Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C., & Love, G. (2012). Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish. In 2012 International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT 2012). https://doi.org/10.1109/isot.2012.6403295

The humble Zebra fish is rapidly establishing itself as the model of choice for a wide range of biological investigations, in particular at the developing embryo stage. Single Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) has already been shown to be a very p... Read More about Adaptive optical methods for in vivo imaging in developing Zebra fish.

Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Saunter, C. D., Bourgenot, C., Girkin, J. M., & Love, G. D. (2012). Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy. In S. S. Oliver, T. G. Bifano, & J. Kubby (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909927

We report on the development of a widefield microscope that achieves adaptive optics correction through the use of a wavefront sensor observing an artificial laser guide star induced within the sample. By generating this guide star at arbitrary posit... Read More about Closed loop adaptive optics with a laser guide star for biological light microscopy.

Wide field adaptive optics microscopy using both closed loop correction and image sharpness optimization (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Bourgenot, C., Love, G. D., Saunter, C. D., & Girkin, J. M. (2011). Wide field adaptive optics microscopy using both closed loop correction and image sharpness optimization. . https://doi.org/10.1364/aopt.2011.jtua2

We report on results from a wide field microscope fitted with adaptive optics. We describe results based on both image optimization (wavefront sensorless adaptive optics) and full closed loop correction.

Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Bourgenot, C., Saunter, C., Girkin, J., & Love, G. (2011). Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy. . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873857

We report on recent developments in the use of adaptive optics (AO) in wide-field microscopy to remove both system and sample induced aberrations. We describe progress on using both a full AO system and image optimization techniques (wavefront sensor... Read More about Adaptive optics for wide-field microscopy.

Heart synchronization for SPIM microscopy of living zebra fish (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Taylor, J., Saunter, C., Chaudhry, B., Henderson, D., Love, G., & Girkin, J. (2011). Heart synchronization for SPIM microscopy of living zebra fish. In J. Conchello, C. J. Cogswell, T. Wilson, & T. G. Brown (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874773

We describe work on producing a selective plane illumination microscope for cardiac imaging in zebra fish embryos. The system has a novel synchronization system for imaging oscillating structures (e.g. the heart) and will have adaptive optics for ima... Read More about Heart synchronization for SPIM microscopy of living zebra fish.