Imaging of spheres with the confocal scanning optical microscope.
The scalar theory of image formation for a strongly spherical object in ref lection confocal optical microscopy is considered. The image contrast is derived from the far-field scattering amplitude. Experimentally obtained images of the sphere are seen to be in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.
Weise
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Zinin
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Wilson
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Briggs
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Boseck
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