DocumentCode
1771952
Title
Enhanced spatial resolution in confocal laser microscopy by subtractive imaging using vector beams
Author
Segawa, Susumu ; Kozawa, Yusuke ; Sato, Seiki
Author_Institution
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The enhanced spatial resolution in confocal laser microscopy is demonstrated by subtracting two confocal images acquired by radially and azimuthally polarized beams. The effect of the side-lobe emerging in the subtraction processes is also discussed.
Keywords
bio-optics; biological techniques; light polarisation; optical microscopy; azimuthally polarized beams; confocal laser microscopy; enhanced spatial resolution; radially polarized beams; subtractive imaging; vector beams; Fluorescence; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microscopy; Spatial resolution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989692
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