This invention relates to the field of
optical imaging technology, specifically to a time-gated wide-field
fluorescence lifetime imaging device and method, applicable to
fluorescence lifetime imaging of biological tissues. The wide-field
fluorescence lifetime imaging device includes an excitation module, a sample stage, a detection module, and a timing controller. The excitation module includes a
laser, a homogenizing
fiber, and a
laser collimating lens; the sample stage is used to
mount the imaging target; the detection module includes a filter switching
assembly, a high-
transmittance imaging lens, and an area array
detector; the timing controller outputs a trigger
signal to the
laser to control the laser to emit
pulsed laser light, and outputs a gating trigger
signal to the area array
detector to control the area array
detector to open the gating
exposure window at one or more preset
delay time points after the laser stops emitting
pulsed laser light. Thus, the area array detector and the timing controller can be controlled synchronously, thereby expanding the detection band, increasing imaging speed, and improving
system stability in
in vivo deep tissue fluorescence lifetime imaging.