title: Chromatic confocal microscopy using supercontinuum light.
abstract: We report on a novel chromatic confocal microscope system using supercontinuum white light generated from a photonic crystal fiber. The chromatic aberration of a pair of singlet lenses is employed to focus the different spectral components of the supercontinuum at different depth levels. An effective depth scanning range of 7 microm is demonstrated. The corresponding depth resolution is measured to be less than 1 microm (FWHM).
authors.forename: Kebin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shizhuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Zhiwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu