Jupyter Notebooks

VLab4Mic codeless notebooks let you run imaging simulations and parameter sweeps without writing code.

Available Notebooks

Category	Description	Notebook	Colab
Main Interface	Create virtual samples and simulate image acquisition with multiple imaging modalities
Parameter Sweeps	Generate and analyze simulations over parameter ranges for optimization

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Option 1 — Google Colab (No Installation Needed)

Google Colab is a free online service that runs Jupyter Notebooks without any local setup.

✔ No installation
✔ No configuration
✔ Works in your browser
✔ Always up to date

To open a notebook in Colab, click the "Open in Colab" badge in the table above.

When the notebook opens, follow the instructions inside to get started.

Troubleshooting

If the Colab badge does not work:

1. Click the Jupyter badge to open the notebook on GitHub
2. Click Download raw file to save the .ipynb file
3. Open Google Colab and sign in
4. Go to File → Upload Notebook and select the downloaded file

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Option 2 — Local Jupyter Lab

To run the notebooks locally, first install VLab4Mic, then follow the steps below.

Step 3 — Launch Jupyter Lab

jupyter lab

This will open Jupyter Lab in your web browser.

Step 4 — Download and Open a Notebook

Download a notebook from the table at the top of this page (click the Jupyter badge), or browse the notebooks folder on GitHub.

Once downloaded, use the Jupyter Lab file browser to navigate to and open the .ipynb file.

Step 5 — Start Experimenting

Follow the instructions in each notebook cell. All parameters are exposed through interactive widgets — no coding needed.

Need help?

Refer to our GitHub repository or open an issue if you run into problems.