Fluorescence microscopy with optical sectioning based on varifocal metalens

Abstract

The optical sectioning images of volumetric biological sample was obtained by varifocal metalens with Moire effect in fluorescence microscopy system in conjunction with telecentricity and HiLo image processing method. The varifocal metalens is capable of changing the focal depth ranging from 10 mm to 125 mm by tuning the relative angle between its paired metasurfaces. The standard resolution target and fluorescent mircrosphere are imaged and analyzed; its lateral resolution and optical sectioning capability are 2.46 μm and 7.5 μm, respectively. Our study offers a demonstration, a solid foundation, for developing more compact optical microscopy systems based on metasurface optics.