Point spread functions for particle imaging using inhomogeneous polarization in scanning optical microscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4261, Issue , 2001, Pages 14-23

  Youngworth, K S ^a   Biss, D P ^a   Brown, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial electric field; Azimuthal polarization; Cylindrical vector beams; High numerical aperture focusing; Inhomogeneous polarization; Point spread function; Radial polarization; Scanning optical microscopy; Small particle imaging

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FOCUSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE OPTICS; POLARIZATION; VECTORS;

AZIMUTHAL POLARIZATION; NUMERICAL APERTURES (NA); PARTICLE IMAGING;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034937049     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.424532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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