Abstract
A simple and cost-effective method for real-time imaging in confocal microscopy is proposed. Spectrally encoded slit confocal microscopy (SESCoM) uses a spectral encoding technique together with a confocal slit aperture to achieve two-dimensional images. Simulation and experimental results of the SESCoM's axial and lateral performances are presented. The measured FWHM of the axial response is 1.15/urn when an objective with a NA of 0.95 is used. FWHMs of the lateral line spread functions are measured to be 236 and 244 nm along the x and y directions, respectively. Both the axial and the lateral experimental results agree well with the simulation results.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1687-1689 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics letters |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics