Rigorous theory for axial resolution in confocal microscopes

P. Török; T. Wilson

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00771-7

Rigorous theory for axial resolution in confocal microscopes

P. Török^*, T. Wilson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We derive a rigorous theory for the imaging plane reflectors in confocal microscopes. The theory employs a full electromagnetic treatment that is applicable to lenses with high apertures. We show how the polarisation of the illuminating light and the size of either a coherent or an incoherent detector affects the axial resolution of the optical system. Numerical examples are also given for some important cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-135
Number of pages	9
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	137
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00771-7
Publication status	Published - Apr 15 1997
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Confocal microscopy
Diffraction
Focusing
High-aperture
Scanning optical microscopy
Vectorial theory

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