Title :
Arbitrary focal-field polarization control for optical microscopy
Author :
Abouraddy, Ayman F. ; Toussaint, Kimani C., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We propose a convenient method for controlling the three-dimensional polarization vector at the focus of a high-numerical-aperture lens using a linearly polarized input field. This form of polarization microscopy requires no polarization optics.
Keywords :
lenses; light polarisation; optical control; optical microscopy; arbitrary focal-field polarization control; high-numerical-aperture lens; linearly polarized input field; polarization optical microscopy; three-dimensional polarization vector; Biological control systems; Biological information theory; Biomedical optical imaging; Focusing; Lenses; Optical control; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; (180.0180) Microscopy; (260.5430) Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628648
