Axial resolution of confocal microscopes with parallel-beam detection.
We present a simple theory for the evaluation of the axial resolution of a confocal scanning microscope with parallel-beam detection. The results demonstrate that, in certain cases, the collection efficiency is low compared with a conventional confocal microscope, but the axial resolution may be further improved.
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Department of Physiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
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D007909:Lenses; D008433:Mathematics; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055095:Optics and Photonics