Abstract
Optical aberrations due to the inhomogeneous refractive index of tissue degrade the resolution and brightness of images in deep-tissue imaging. We introduce a confocal fluorescence microscope with adaptive optics, which can correct aberrations based on direct wavefront measurements using a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor with a fluorescent bead used as a point source reference beacon. The results show a improvement in the Strehl ratio and a 240% improvement in the signal intensity for fixed mouse tissues at depths of up to .
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