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Key technologies of light field capture for 3D reconstruction in microscopic scene

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Light field capture for 3D reconstruction in microscopic scene is a very promising and useful technology, which can be extensively applied to life sciences, medicine, materials science, etc. This paper summarizes the key technologies in the evolution of microscopes for capturing 3D information, including wavefront-reconstruction, holography, fluorescence, tomography and so on. To give in-depth insights into them, detailed analyses and comparisons are provided. Finally, some future potential work in terms of light field capture and its application are discussed at length.

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Wang, Y., Ji, X. & Dai, Q. Key technologies of light field capture for 3D reconstruction in microscopic scene. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 53, 1917–1930 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-010-4045-2

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