Optical collection efficiency function in single-molecule detection experiments.
The optical collection efficiency function for an optical system such as that used in single-molecule detection experiments is studied. Closed analytical expressions based on a geometrical optics approximation are presented. Comparison is made with exact wave optics calculations.
Enderlein
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, CST-1, MS M888, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
Ambrose
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