Confocal thermal-lens microscope.
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چکیده
The use of a confocal detection scheme in a dual-beam thermal-lens microscope is presented. The scheme allows the measurement of absorption factors down to 1.2 x 10(-7) in a 0.35-microm3 volume by use of a heating laser power of 100 mW incident upon the sample. Results are presented that prove that a 450-nm axial resolution is possible when a 1.2 water immersion objective lens with a N.A. of 1.2 is used.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 29 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004