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Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy

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  • Anna Lena Fritze
  • Andreas Evertz
  • Sebastian Leineweber
  • Ludger Overmeyer
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksLight-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX
Herausgeber/-innenJong Kyu Kim, Michael R. Krames, Martin Strassburg
Herausgeber (Verlag)SPIE
ISBN (elektronisch)9781510685208
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 19 März 2025
VeranstaltungSPIE Photonics West OPTO 2025 - San Francisco, United States, San Francisco, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 25 Jan. 202531 Jan. 2025

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NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Band13386
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (elektronisch)1996-756X

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The principle of fluorescence is used in many areas of microscopy. In biomedicine, it can be used to observe living single cells for cancer research or antibody development. High luminous intensities are required to excite fluorescence, which is why LEDs with visible spectral range are currently used as a light source in conjunction with filters. A critical factor for efficiency of fluorescence microscopy is photobleaching of the fluorophores and phototoxicity, which leads to cell damage. Therefore, this research aims to avoid illumination of cell samples not being examined microscopically. To this end, a micro-LED array is to be developed with which parallel examinations of selected individual samples can be carried out. To enable selective illumination of cell samples a design for the optical package is needed. In addition, the number of examinations that can be carried out simultaneously should be increased. Therefore, the pitch between the samples must be small as possible, which is why the micro-LEDs’ beams must be already influenced in near field. The aim is to achieve homogeneous illumination of the cell sample under investigation with minimal edge scattering and maximal intensity. Using numerical optimization, a design for a freeform micro lens array (MLA) is created. The algorithm adapts to emitted beam shapes resulting from pixel size, pitch, and wavelength, to enable flexible adaptation of the MLA when the system parameters are changed. Finally, the package is simulated and validated using raytracing.

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Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy. / Fritze, Anna Lena; Evertz, Andreas; Leineweber, Sebastian et al.
Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX. Hrsg. / Jong Kyu Kim; Michael R. Krames; Martin Strassburg. SPIE, 2025. 133860L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 13386).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Fritze, AL, Evertz, A, Leineweber, S & Overmeyer, L 2025, Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy. in JK Kim, MR Krames & M Strassburg (Hrsg.), Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX., 133860L, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bd. 13386, SPIE, SPIE Photonics West OPTO 2025, San Francisco, California, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 25 Jan. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3043094
Fritze, A. L., Evertz, A., Leineweber, S., & Overmeyer, L. (2025). Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy. In J. K. Kim, M. R. Krames, & M. Strassburg (Hrsg.), Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX Artikel 133860L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 13386). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3043094
Fritze AL, Evertz A, Leineweber S, Overmeyer L. Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy. in Kim JK, Krames MR, Strassburg M, Hrsg., Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX. SPIE. 2025. 133860L. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.3043094
Fritze, Anna Lena ; Evertz, Andreas ; Leineweber, Sebastian et al. / Numerical optical optimization of a micro-LED package for fluorescence microscopy. Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIX. Hrsg. / Jong Kyu Kim ; Michael R. Krames ; Martin Strassburg. SPIE, 2025. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).
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