Shaded-mask filtering: Novel strategy for improvement of resolution in radial-polarization scanning microscopy

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Caballero, María Teresa ^a   Ibáñez López, Cristina ^b   Martínez Corral, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apodization; Diffractive optical elements; Polarization; Resolution; Scanning microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; LIGHTING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANNULAR PUPIL FILTERING; RADIAL-POLARIZATION SCANNING MICROSCOPY;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 33750975626     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2345190     Document Type: Article

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