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GSCU 3240: Introduction to Microscopy and Biophotonics
Basic principles of modern light microscopy and related biophotonics techniques. Matlab will be used to model various imaging platforms. Topics include geometrical optics; image processing in spatial and Fourier domain; lensless microscopy imaging; light scattering and absorption in tissue; wave propagation; coherent and incoherent imaging; lens-based imaging systems; optical aberrations; phase retrieval; brightfield, darkfield, phase-contrast, and confocal microscopy; holographic imaging; light field microscopy; 3D tomographic imaging; autofocusing for whole slide imaging; two-photon imaging; structured illumination and other super-resolution techniques; Fourier ptychographic imaging; detectors and photon transfer curve; image denoising via regularization; optical coherent tomography.
- Credits
- 3
- Offered
- Fall 2026
- Campuses
- Storrs
- Requirements
- BME 3400 or ECE 3101; open only to Biomedical Engineering majors, others by instructor consent.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Type | Meets | Instructor | Campus | Room | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | LEC | 2:00PM - 4:30PM / Tu | TBA | Storrs | AUST 446 | 5 of 25 open |
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