Optimized pupil-plane filters for confocal microscope point-spread function engineering.
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We present a new method of superresolving pupil-plane filter design in confocal microscopy in which we specify the properties of the desired point-spread function and use an optimization procedure to determine a suitable pupil-plane filter. A new, flexible method of filter implementation using reconfigurable binary optical elements is described, and experimental results are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 25 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000