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Refereed journal publications

  1. O. Liba, M. D. Lew, E. D. SoRelle, R. Dutta, D. Sen, D. M. Moshfeghi, S. Chu, and A. de la Zerda, “Speckle-modulating optical coherence tomography in living mice and humans,” Nat. Commun. 8, 15845 (2017). [Highlight in Nat. Methods, EurekAlert!, Optics & Photonics News, Article]
  2. A. von Diezmann, M. Y. Lee, M. D. Lew, and W. E. Moerner, “Correcting field-dependent aberrations with nanoscale accuracy in three-dimensional single-molecule localization microscopy,” Optica 2, 985 (2015). [OSA news release, Journal cover, Journal, PDF - 1.79 MB]
    © 2015 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
  3. M. D. Lew, S. F. Lee, M. A. Thompson, H-L. D. Lee, and W. E. Moerner, “Single-molecule photocontrol and nanoscopy,” in Far-Field Optical Nanoscopy (eds. P. Tinnefeld, C. Eggeling, and S. W. Hell) 14, 87 (Springer-Verlag, 2015). [Book chapter]
  4. M. D. Lew and W. E. Moerner, “Azimuthal polarization filtering for accurate, precise, and robust single-molecule localization microscopy,” Nano Lett. 14, 6407 (2014). [Journal]
  5. M. P. Backlund, M. D. Lew, A. S. Backer, S. J. Sahl, and W. E. Moerner, “The role of molecular dipole orientation in single-molecule fluorescence microscopy and implications for super-resolution imaging,” ChemPhysChem 15, 587 (2014). [Journal]
  6. A. S. Backer, M. P. Backlund, M. D. Lew, and W. E. Moerner, “Single-molecule orientation measurements with a quadrated pupil,” Opt. Lett. 38, 1521 (2013). [Journal, PDF - 0.54 MB]
    © 2013 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
  7. M. D. Lew*, M. P. Backlund*, and W. E. Moerner, “Rotational mobility of single molecules affects localization accuracy in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy,” Nano Lett. 13, 3967 (2013). [Journal cover, Journal]
  8. M. P. Backlund*, M. D. Lew*, A. S. Backer, S. J. Sahl, G. Grover, A. Agrawal, R. Piestun, and W. E. Moerner, “Simultaneous, accurate measurement of the 3D position and orientation of single molecules,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109, 19087 (2012). [Highlight in Nat. Methods, Journal, PDF - 7.10 MB]
  9. M. A. Thompson, M. D. Lew, and W. E. Moerner, “Extending microscopic resolution with single-molecule imaging and active control,” Annu. Rev. Biophys. 41, 321 (2012). [Journal]
  10. H-L. D. Lee*, S. J. Sahl*, M. D. Lew, and W. E. Moerner, “The double-helix microscope super-resolves extended biological structures by localizing single blinking molecules in three dimensions with nanoscale precision,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 153701 (2012). [Journal cover, Journal]
  11. M. D. Lew*, S. F. Lee*, J. L. Ptacin, M. K. Lee, R. J. Twieg, L. Shapiro, and W. E. Moerner, “Three-dimensional superresolution colocalization of intracellular protein superstructures and the cell surface in live Caulobacter crescentus,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108, E1102 (2011). [Journal, PDF - 3.53 MB]
  12. M. D. Lew, S. F. Lee, M. Badieirostami, and W. E. Moerner, “Corkscrew point spread function for far-field three-dimensional nanoscale localization of pointlike objects,” Opt. Lett. 36, 202 (2011). [Journal, PDF - 358 KB]
    © 2011 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
  13. M. Badieirostami, M. D. Lew, M. A. Thompson, and W. E. Moerner, “Three-dimensional localization precision of the double-helix point spread function versus astigmatism and biplane,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 161103 (2010). [Journal]
  14. M. A. Thompson*, M. D. Lew*, M. Badieirostami, and W. E. Moerner, “Localizing and tracking single nanoscale emitters in three dimensions with high spatiotemporal resolution using a double-helix point spread function,” Nano Lett. 10, 211 (2010). [Journal]
  15. X. Cui, M. Lew, and C. Yang, “Quantitative differential interference contrast microscopy based on structured-aperture interference,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 091113 (2008). [Journal]
  16. M. Lew, X. Cui, X. Heng, and C. Yang, “Interference of a four-hole aperture for on-chip quantitative two-dimensional differential phase imaging,” Opt. Lett. 32, 2963 (2007). [Journal, PDF - 281 KB]
    © 2007 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.

Other publications

  1. A. S. Backer, M. P. Backlund, M. D. Lew, A. R. Diezmann, S. J. Sahl, and W. E. Moerner, “Single-molecule orientation measurements with a quadrated pupil,” Proc. SPIE 8950, 89500L (2014). [Journal]
  2. M. D. Lew, A. R. S. von Diezmann, and W. E. Moerner, “Easy-DHPSF open-source software for three-dimensional localization of single molecules with precision beyond the optical diffraction limit,” Protocol Exchange (2013). [Journal, PDF - 1.48 MB]
  3. M. P. Backlund*, M. D. Lew*, A. S. Backer, S. J. Sahl, G. Grover, A. Agrawal, R. Piestun, and W. E. Moerner, “The double-helix point spread function enables precise and accurate measurement of 3D single-molecule localization and orientation,” Proc. SPIE 8590, 85900L (2013). [Journal]
  4. M. D. Lew, M. A. Thompson, M. Badieirostami, and W. E. Moerner, “In vivo three-dimensional superresolution fluorescence tracking using a double-helix point spread function,” Proc. SPIE 7571, 75710Z (2010). [Journal, PDF - 2.48 MB]
    Copyright 2010 Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
  5. M. Lew, X. Cui, X. Heng, and C. Yang, “Two-dimensional differential interference contrast microscopy based on four-hole variation of Young's interference,” Proc. SPIE 6859, 685916 (2008). [Journal, PDF - 713 KB]
    Copyright 2008 Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
  6. X. Cui, M. Lew, X. Heng, and C. Yang, “On-chip differential interference contrast (DIC) phase imager and beam profiler based on Young's interference,” Proc. SPIE 6441, 64411F (2007). [Journal]
  7. M. Lew, X. Cui, and C. Yang, “Measuring the phase of light,” Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal 6, 18 (2007). [PDF - 831 KB]