3D Surface Reconstruction Method for Microsamples Based on Polarization Modulation Microscopy

Yuxuan Mao, Kun Gao*, Zhijia Yang, Qiong Wu, Jichuan Xiong, Xiao Jin

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Abstract

A novel microscopic Shape-From-Polarization (SFP) 3D shape reconstruction method is proposed, in which degree of polarization is calculated using Polarized Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (PBRDF) to overcome azimuthal ambiguity for both specular and diffuse polarization microscopic scenes. Based on the calculated degree of polarization, a polarization modulation microscopy oriented variational model is established to estimate surface normal vector and rebuild 3D shape of the sample with 'fuzzy guidance' based on atomic force microscopy (AFM). Experiments on different microscopic samples indicate the proposed method can restore the stereoscopic morphology distribution with precision in micrometer.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3900308
JournalIEEE Photonics Journal
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Polarization modulation microscopy
  • microscopic Shape-From-Polarzation
  • stereoscopic morphology reconstruction

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Mao, Y., Gao, K., Yang, Z., Wu, Q., Xiong, J., & Jin, X. (2023). 3D Surface Reconstruction Method for Microsamples Based on Polarization Modulation Microscopy. IEEE Photonics Journal, 15(1), Article 3900308. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2022.3219681