Optimized pupil-plane filters for confocal microscope point-spread function engineering

Authors
Neil, MAA Juskaitis, R Wilson, T Laczik, ZJ Sarafis, V
Citation
Maa. Neil et al., Optimized pupil-plane filters for confocal microscope point-spread function engineering, OPTICS LETT, 25(4), 2000, pp. 245-247
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
245 - 247
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000215)25:4<245:OPFFCM>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We present a new method of superresolving pupil-plane filter design in conf ocal microscopy in which we specify the properties of the desired point-spr ead function and use an optimization procedure to determine a suitable pupi l-plane filter. A new, flexible method of filter implementation using recon figurable binary optical elements is described, and experimental results ar e presented. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 170.1790, 120. 2440.