SIMPLE BINARY OPTICAL-ELEMENTS FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION IN CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

Authors
SIERACKI CK LEVEY CG HANSEN EW
Citation
Ck. Sieracki et al., SIMPLE BINARY OPTICAL-ELEMENTS FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION IN CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY, Optics letters, 20(10), 1995, pp. 1213-1215
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
20
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1213 - 1215
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1995)20:10<1213:SBOFAC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
When a confocal fluorescence microscope with a high-numerical-aperture oil-immersion objective is focused deep into an aqueous medium, aberr ations result that degrade image quality. We have designed and fabrica ted a simple two-level binary phase mask that partially corrects these aberrations, improving axial resolution. We present the design and so me confirming results.