Abstract: Certain examples disclose systems and methods for imaging a target. An example method includes: a) activating a subset of light-emitting molecules in a wide field area of a target using an excitation light; b) capturing one or more images of the light emitted from the subset of the molecules illuminated with the excitation light; c) localizing one or more activated light emitting molecules using one or more single molecule microscopic methods to obtain localization information; d) simultaneously capturing spectral information for the same localized activated light emitting molecules using one or more spectroscopic methods; e) resolving one or more non-diffraction limited images of the area of the target using a combination of the localization and spectral information for the localized activated light emitting molecules; and f) displaying the one or more non-diffraction limited images.

Abstract: The devices, methods, and systems of the present disclosure provide for spectroscopic super-resolution microscopic imaging. In some examples, spectroscopic super-resolution microscopic imaging may be referred to or comprise spectroscopic photon localization microscopy (SPLM), a method which may employ the use of extrinsic labels or tags in a test sample suitable for imaging. In some examples spectroscopic super-resolution microscopic or spectroscopic photon localization microscopy (SPLM) may not employ extrinsic labels and be performed using the intrinsic contrast of the test sample or test sample material. Generally, spectroscopic super-resolution microscopic imaging may comprise resolving one or more non-diffraction limited images of an area of a test sample by acquiring both localization information of a subset of molecules using microscopic methods known in the art, and simultaneously or substantially simultaneously, acquiring spectral data about the same or corresponding molecules in the subset.

Abstract: Certain examples disclose systems and methods for imaging a target. An example method includes: a) activating a subset of light-emitting molecules in a wide field area of a target using an excitation light; b) capturing one or more images of the light emitted from the subset of the molecules illuminated with the excitation light; c) localizing one or more activated light emitting molecules using one or more single molecule microscopic methods to obtain localization information; d) simultaneously capturing spectral information for the same localized activated light emitting molecules using one or more spectroscopic methods; e) resolving one or more non-diffraction limited images of the area of the target using a combination of the localization and spectral information for the localized activated light emitting molecules; and 0 displaying the one or more non-diffraction limited images.