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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Microsc. 2012 Feb 22;246(2):113–123. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03596.x

Table 2.

Comparison between full-spectrum imaging and filter-based imaging on photon collection and signal dynamic range.

Bead label Collected photons N1 (in counts) in full-spectrum imaging Collected photons N2 (in counts) in filter-based imaging Photon collection ratio (N1/N2) Signal dynamic range ratio (full spectrum/filter based)
1 3.23 × 103 1.38 × 103 2.39 1.27
2 8.94 × 103 2.92 × 103 3.07 1.63
3 1.27 × 104 1.33 × 103 9.50 5.05