Course Content

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to super resolution and to imaging systems. In this lesson we will teach the basic mathematical tools and terms that are needed for the theoretical background. Terms such as Fourier optics, imaging systems, degrees of freedom, Wigner transform, resolution, noises, apertures, diffraction, coding.
  • Lesson 2: Analysis tools: Space bandwidth product adaptation technique for understanding and analyzing super resolved imaging systems.
  • Lesson 3-5: Optical super resolution exceeding the aperture limitation by usage of time, space, wavelength and angels multiplexing. Entropy considerations and code division multiplexing super resolution.
  • Lesson 6-7: Super resolution overcoming the detector limitation (geometric super resolution concepts). Digital approaches for super resolution involving image fusion and Wiener filters.
  • Lesson 8-11: Near field optical super resolution. Nanoparticles based nanoscopy. Fluorescent approaches of PALM, STORM, STED and structured illumination microscope.
  • Lesson 12: Examples from the industry.
  • Lesson 13: Introduction to Fluorescence.
  • Lesson 14: Introduction to Fluorescence Spectroscopy.
  • Lesson 15: Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Lifetime Measurement (including hands-on Lab).
  • Lesson 16: Fluorescence Anisotropy (including hands-on Lab).
  • Lesson 17: Time-Dependent Anisotropy Decays.
  • Lesson 18: Advanced Anisotropy Concepts.
  • Lesson 19: Time-Resolved Energy Transfer.
  • Lesson 20: Fluorescence-Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (including hands-on Lab).
  • Lesson 21: Single-Molecule Detection.
  • Lesson 22: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy.
  • Lesson 23: Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (including hands-on Lab).
  • Lesson 24: Surface Plasmon-Coupled Emission.