Axial field engineering in the nonparaxial domain

Toufic G. Jabbour; Stephen M. Kuebler

doi:10.1117/12.761977

20 February 2008 Axial field engineering in the nonparaxial domain

Toufic G. Jabbour, Stephen M. Kuebler

Proceedings Volume 6861, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XV; 68610P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761977
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The design of axially super-resolving phase pupil filters based on the scalar theory of diffraction is limited to low numerical aperture (NA) focusing. To account for the non-paraxiality encountered in high-NA optical systems, we propose a design procedure based on the method of generalized projections that incorporates the electromagnetic theory of diffraction. A solution is identified that narrows the axial intensity of the central lobe by 29% while maintaining the side lobe intensity below 52% of the peak intensity. It is found that solutions obtained with this method depend strongly on the applied constraints and the starting pupil filter.

Citation Download Citation

Toufic G. Jabbour and Stephen M. Kuebler "Axial field engineering in the nonparaxial domain", Proc. SPIE 6861, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XV, 68610P (20 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761977

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available