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Dr. Cheng Sun

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Single-molecule localization uncertainties induced by molecular labeling

Wei-Hong Yeo, Yang Zhang, Junghun Kweon, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC12849, PC128490K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001243

KEYWORDS: Proteins, Fluorophores, Monte Carlo methods, Visualization, Reliability, Photobleaching, Nanostructures, Microscopy, Image visualization, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Label-free cell-tracking-enabled super-resolution functional photoacoustic microscopy

Zhuoying Wang, Fenghe Zhong, Youngseop Lee, Jiaxiao Han, Naidi Sun, Ziang Feng, Shuo Yang, Shengyun Ji, Allison Martinez, Hao F. Zhang, Cheng Sun, Song Hu

Proceedings Volume PC12842, PC128420E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002750

KEYWORDS: Super resolution, Photoacoustic microscopy, Red blood cells, Signal detection, Ultrasonography, Laser soldering, Blood circulation, Biological imaging, 3D tracking, Two photon excitation microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Imaging the conventional outflow pathway with robotic visible-light optical coherence tomography

Raymond Fang, Pengpeng Zhang, Tingwei Zhang, Daniel Kim, Edison Sun, Alex Huang, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC12830, PC128302D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005174

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Robotics, Eye, Visualization, Glaucoma, Calibration, Sclera, Robotic systems, Real time image processing, Optical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

OCT imaging-driven 3D printing of customized contact lens

Pengpeng Zhang, Raymond Fang, Weijia Fan, Junqing Leng, Hao Zhang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume PC12830, PC128302F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005468

KEYWORDS: Contact lenses, 3D printing, Optical coherence tomography, Lens design, Cornea, In vivo imaging, Anatomy, Optical surfaces, Liquids, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Reconstructing the entire anterior and posterior chamber of the eye montaging volumes from visible-light optical coherence tomography

Daniel Kim, Raymond Fang, Hao Zhang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume PC12830, PC128302E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005731

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Vacuum chambers, Eye, Image segmentation, Visualization, Robotics, Point clouds, Interpolation, In vivo imaging, Eye models

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Nanofabrication of polymer micro-ring resonator arrays-based ultrasonic detector arrays for photoacoustic imaging

Youngseop Lee, Hao Zhang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume PC12842, PC1284208 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001093

KEYWORDS: Detector arrays, Microrings, Polymers, Ultrasonics, Resonators, Microresonators, Photoacoustic imaging, Nanofabrication, Silicon, Ultrasonography

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

A standardization implementation, calibration, and analysis protocol for spectroscopic single molecule localization microscopy (sSMLM)

Benjamin Brenner, Wei Hong Yeo, Youngseop Lee, Fengyuanshan Xu, Junghun Kweon, Yang Zhang, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC12849, PC1284902 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001856

KEYWORDS: Standards development, Spectral calibration, Image processing, Spectroscopes, Software development, Rain, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Single molecule spectroscopy, Microscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 October 2023 Open Access

Physically informed Monte Carlo simulation of dual-wedge prism-based spectroscopic single-molecule localization microscopy

Wei-Hong Yeo, Cheng Sun, Hao F. Zhang

JBO, Vol. 29, Issue S1, S11502, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.29.S1.S11502

KEYWORDS: Photons, Monte Carlo methods, Microspheres, Dispersion, Biological imaging, Fluorophores, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Sun, Image processing, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Micro-continuous liquid interface production 3D printing of customized optical components in minutes

Rihan Hai, Guangbin Shao, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 11292, 1129218 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544443

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Printing, Aspheric lenses, Oxygen, Optical components, Image resolution, Scanning electron microscopy, Liquids, Interfaces, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 27 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

High-resolution 3D printing magnetically-active microstructures using micro-CLIP process

Guangbin Shao, Henry Oliver Ware, Xiangfan Chen, Longqiu Li, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 10969, 109690M (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514878

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, 3D printing, Additive manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

PLLA-infused citric acid-based bioresorbable vascular scaffolds 3D printed via microCLIP (Conference Presentation)

Henry Oliver Ware, Banu Akar, Cheng Sun, Guillermo Ameer

Proceedings Volume 10932, 109320B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514127

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Liquids, Interfaces, Biomedical optics, Yield improvement

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SPIE Journal Paper | 17 October 2018 Open Access

Method to identify and minimize artifacts induced by fluorescent impurities in single-molecule localization microscopy

Janel Davis, Biqin Dong, Cheng Sun, Hao F. Zhang

JBO, Vol. 23, Issue 10, 106501, (October 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.23.10.106501

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Plasma, Laser phosphor displays, Microscopy, Optical filters, Luminescence, Stochastic processes, Spectroscopy, Proteins, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2018 Presentation

Chromatin structure quantification from super-resolution intrinsic fluorescence imaging (Conference Presentation)

Yue Li, Biqin Dong, Adam Eshein, Graham Spicer, Wenli Wu, Luay Almassalha, Rongrong Liu, The-Quyen Nguyen, John Chandler, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang, Vadim Backman

Proceedings Volume 10504, 1050407 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289106

KEYWORDS: Fractal analysis, Super resolution, Luminescence, Photonic microstructures, Microscopy, Algorithm development, Visible radiation, Photonic nanostructures, Ovarian cancer, Transmission electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Multimodal nanoscale imaging of chromatin with super resolution microscopy and partial wave spectroscopy (Conference Presentation)

Adam Eshein, Xiang Zhou, Luay Almassalha, Scott Gladstein, Yue Li, The-Quyen Nguyen, John Chandler, Graham Spicer, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang, Vadim Backman

Proceedings Volume 10497, 104970V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291306

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Multimodal imaging, Spectroscopy, Super resolution, Microscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Photonic microstructures, Spectroscopes, Visualization, Polymers

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Optically-transparent micro-ring resonator enables longitudinal cortical imaging by photoacoustic microscopy (Conference Presentation)

Hao Li, Xian Zhang, Xiao Shu, Xiangfan Chen, Biqin Dong, Hao Zhang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 10481, 104810F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291254

KEYWORDS: Cranial windows, Neuroimaging, Brain, Sensors, Microrings, Resonators, Photoacoustic imaging, Photoacoustic microscopy, Brain imaging, Optical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Three-dimensional, polarization-sensitive, spectroscopic photon localization microscopy for parallel single-molecules imaging and tracking (Conference Presentation)

Biqin Dong, Brian Soetikno, Xiangfan Chen, Vadim Backman, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume 10500, 1050009 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291235

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarization, Photon polarization, Photonic microstructures, Microscopy, Super resolution microscopy, 3D acquisition, Imaging systems, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2018 Paper

High-throughput 3D printing of customized imaging lens

Xiangfan Chen, Wenzhong Liu, Biqin Dong, Henry Oliver Ware, Hao Zhang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 10523, 105230G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2285947

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Aspheric lenses, Optics manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Optical components, Surface roughness, Image resolution, Freeform optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 May 2017 Open Access

Colposcopic imaging using visible-light optical coherence tomography

Lian Duan, Michael McRaven, Wenzhong Liu, Xiao Shu, Jianmin Hu, Cheng Sun, Ronald Veazey, Thomas Hope, Hao Zhang

JBO, Vol. 22, Issue 05, 056003, (May 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.22.5.056003

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Optical imaging, 3D scanning, Injuries, 3D modeling, Animal model studies, 3D image processing, Laser scanners, Biopsy

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation

The development of all-polymer-based piezoelectrically active photocurable resin for 3D printing process (Conference Presentation)

Evan Baker, Weishen Chu, Henry Oliver Ware, Adam Farsheed, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 10115, 101150T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252593

KEYWORDS: Sun, Geometrical optics, 3D printing, Printing, Stereolithography, Additive manufacturing, Carbon nanotubes, Ferroelectric materials, Integration, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation + Paper

Process development for high-resolution 3D-printing of bioresorbable vascular stents

Henry Oliver Ware, Adam Farsheed, Robert van Lith, Evan Baker, Guillermo Ameer, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 10115, 101150N (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252856

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Arteries, Polymers, Photopolymers, Manufacturing, Digital micromirror devices, Spatial light modulators, Ultraviolet radiation, Computer aided design, Stereolithography, Calibration, Polymerization, Surface finishing, Additive manufacturing, Molybdenum

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2017 Presentation

Spectroscopic photon localization microscopy: breaking the resolution limit of single molecule localization microscopy (Conference Presentation)

Biqin Dong, Luay Matthew Almassalha, Ben Urban, The-Quyen Nguyen, Satya Khuon, Teng-Leong Chew, Vadim Backman, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume 10071, 1007107 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250214

KEYWORDS: Algorithm development, Spatial resolution, Microscopy, Molecules, Single molecule spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Molecular spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Photonic microstructures, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2017 Presentation

Nanoscopic imaging of chromatin topology utilizing intrinsic fluorescence from unmodified nucleic acids (Conference Presentation)

Biqin Dong, Luay Matthew Almassalha, Yolanda Stypula-Cyrus, Ben Urban, John Chandler, The-Quyen Nguyen, Cheng Sun, Hao Zhang, Vadim Backman

Proceedings Volume 10071, 1007109 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254900

KEYWORDS: Visual analytics, Luminescence, Super resolution, Visualization, Imaging systems, Complex systems, Optical imaging, Stochastic processes, Switching, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2014 Paper

Three-dimensional invisibility cloaks functioning at terahertz frequencies

Wei Cao, Fan Zhou, Dachuan Liang, Jianqiang Gu, Jiaguang Han, Cheng Sun, Weili Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9102, 91020N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054558

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Reflectivity, Sapphire, Crystals, Reflection, Terahertz spectroscopy, Sensors, Beam splitters, Reflectance spectroscopy, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2014 Paper

Understanding the nanophotonic light-trapping structure of diatom frustule for enhanced solar energy conversion: a theoretical and experimental study

Xiangfan Chen, Chen Wang, Evan Baker, Jane Wang, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 8958, 89580I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038529

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Solar cells, Solar energy, Scattering, Nanophotonics, Thin film solar cells, Finite-difference time-domain method, Silica, Thin films, Photonic crystals

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2013 Paper

Natural evolution inspired design of light trapping structure in thin film organic solar cells

Chen Wang, Shuangcheng Yu, Wei Chen, Cheng Sun

Proceedings Volume 8823, 88230C (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024775

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Scattering, Solar cells, Thin film solar cells, Thin films, Nanophotonics, Optimization (mathematics), Photonic crystals, Genetic algorithms, Organic photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2010 Paper

Flying plasmonic lens at near field for high speed nanolithography

Liang Pan, Yong-Shik Park, Yi Xiong, Erick Ulin-Avila, Li Zeng, Cheng Sun, David Bogy, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7637, 763713 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848370

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Head, Nanolithography, Near field, Optical lithography, Near field optics, Data storage, Lithography, Metals, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2007 Paper

Particle enhanced plasmonic NSOM

Yuan Wang, Björn Reinhard, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6642, 664208 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735466

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Particles, Near field scanning optical microscopy, Nanoparticles, Surface plasmons, Image resolution, Gold, Lens design, Molecules, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2006 Paper

Negative group velocity of surface plasmons on thin metallic films

Yongmin Liu, David F. P. Pile, Zhaowei Liu, Dongmin Wu, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6323, 63231M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681492

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Interfaces, Metals, Dielectrics, Thin films, Negative refraction, Dispersion, Wave propagation, Silver, Radio propagation

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2006 Paper

Surface plasmon beats formed on thin metal films

Jie Yao, Yongmin Liu, Zhaowei Liu, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6323, 63231K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681465

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Metals, Dispersion, Silver, Near field scanning optical microscopy, Dielectrics, Thin films, Interfaces, Signal detection, Wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2006 Paper

Plasmonic nearfield scanning optical microscopy

Yuan Wang, Werayut Srituravanich, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6324, 632407 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681482

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Near field scanning optical microscopy, Optical microscopy, Metals, Lithography, Aluminum, Near field optics, Surface plasmons, Light sources, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2003 Paper

Stiction problems in releasing 3D microstructures and the solution

Dongmin Wu, Nicholas Fang, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 5225, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506644

KEYWORDS: Polymers, 3D microstructuring, Liquids, Capillaries, 3D modeling, Additive manufacturing, Ultraviolet radiation, Polymerization, Computer aided design, Stereolithography

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications V

2 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

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