| High Aperture Optical Systems and Super-Resolution | |
| Exploring Living Cells and Molecular Dynamics with Polarized Light Microscopy | p. 3 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Equipment Requirement | p. 4 |
| Biological Examples | p. 8 |
| Video-Enhanced Microscopy | p. 12 |
| The LC Pol-Scope | p. 13 |
| The Centrifuge Polarizing Microscope | p. 14 |
| Polarized Fluorescence of Green Fluorescent Protein | p. 17 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 18 |
| References | p. 19 |
| Characterizing High Numerical Aperture Microscope Objective Lenses | p. 21 |
| Introduction | p. 21 |
| Disclaimer | p. 21 |
| Objective Lens Basics | p. 22 |
| Point Spread Function | p. 23 |
| Fibre-Optic Interferometer | p. 24 |
| PSF Measurements | p. 26 |
| Chromatic Aberrations | p. 28 |
| Apparatus | p. 28 |
| Axial Shift | p. 30 |
| Pupil Function | p. 31 |
| Phase-Shifting Interferometry | p. 32 |
| Zernike Polynomial Fit | p. 33 |
| Restoration of a 3-D Point Spread Function | p. 36 |
| Empty Aperture | p. 37 |
| Esoterica | p. 39 |
| Temperature Variations | p. 39 |
| Apodization | p. 40 |
| Polarization Effects | p. 42 |
| Conclusion | p. 42 |
| References | p. 43 |
| Diffractive Optical Lenses in Imaging Systems -High-Resolution Microscopy and Diffractive Solid Immersion Systems | p. 45 |
| Introduction | p. 45 |
| Basics | p. 46 |
| Fundamentals | p. 46 |
| Dispersion - Achromatization-Apochromatization | p. 47 |
| Diffraction Efficiency | p. 49 |
| Applications | p. 52 |
| Hybrid Lens System for High Resolution DUV Mask Inspection | p. 53 |
| Design and Realization | p. 53 |
| Application Examples | p. 56 |
| Resolution Enhancementwith Solid Immersion Lens (SIL) | p. 60 |
| DUV Microscopy with NIR Autofocus: Wavelength Selective DOE Combination | p. 61 |
| Diffraction Based Solid Immersion Lens | p. 63 |
| dSIL: Concept and Phase Effects | p. 65 |
| dSIL: Experimental | p. 66 |
| Final Remarks | p. 68 |
| References | p. 68 |
| Diffractive Read-Out of Optical Discs | p. 71 |
| Introduction | p. 71 |
| Historic Overview of Video and Audio Recording onOptical Media | p. 71 |
| The Early Optical Video System | p. 73 |
| The Origin of the CD-System | p. 74 |
| The Road Towards the DVD-System | p. 75 |
| Overview of the Optical Principles of the CD- and the DVD-System | p. 76 |
| Optical Read-Out of the High-Frequency Information Signal | p. 76 |
| Optical Error Signals for Focusing and Radial Trackingof theInformation | p. 81 |
| Examplesof Light Paths | p. 84 |
| Radial Tracking for DVD | p. 86 |
| A Diffraction Model for the DPD and DTD Tracking Signal | p. 86 |
| The Influence of Detector Misalignment on the Tracking Signal | p. 88 |
| he DTD Tracking Signal for the DVD-System | p. 90 |
| The DTD2 and the DTD4 Signal in the Presence of Defocus | p. 92 |
| Compatibility Issues for the DVD-and the CD-System | p. 93 |
| The Substrate-Induced Spherical Aberration | p. 95 |
| The Effective Optical Transfer Function | p. 99 |
| The Two-Wavelength Light Path | p. 100 |
| Efficient Calculation Scheme for the Detector Signal | p. 100 |
| Optical Configurationand the FFT-Approach | p. 101 |
| The Analytic Approach | p. 102 |
| The Harmonic Components of the Detector Signal | p. 105 |
| The Representation of the Function Fmn(x, y) | p. 107 |
| Orthogonalityin Pupil and Image Plane | p. 109 |
| Conclusion | p. 110 |
| References | p. 110 |
| Superresolution in Scanning Optical Systems | p. 113 |
| Introduction | p. 113 |
| Direct Methods | p. 114 |
| Pendry Lens | p. 114 |
| Kino's Solid Immersion Lens | p. 117 |
| Toraldo di Francia's Apodising Masks | p. 117 |
| Inverse Methods and Image-Plane Masks | p. 120 |
| Optical Systemsfor Scanning Imaging | p. 122 |
| Analytical Results | p. 124 |
| Numerical Results | p. 127 |
| The Comparison of Non-linear Optical Scanning Systems | p. 130 |
| High-Aperture Image-Plane Masks | p. 133 |
| References | p. 135 |
| Depth of Field Control in Incoherent Hybrid Imaging Systems | p. 137 |
| Introduction | p. 137 |
| Hybrid Imaging Systems | p. 137 |
| Digital Post-Processing | p. 138 |
| New Metricfor Defocused Image Blurring | p. 138 |
| Extended Depth of Field | p. 139 |
| Design of a Rectangular EDF Phase Plate | p. 140 |
| Performance of a Logarithmic Phase Plate | p. 143 |
| Performance Comparison of Different EDF Phase Plates | p. 151 |
| Reduced Depthof Field | p. 154 |
| Design of a Rectangular RDF Phase Plate | p. 154 |
| Performance of a Rectangular RDF Phase Grating | p. 156 |
| Effect of Optical Detector on Depth of Field Control | p. 159 |
| Effect of Additive White Noise at the Optical Detector | p. 159 |
| Charge-Coupled Device-Limited PSF | p. 161 |
| CCD Effect on Depth of Field Extension | p. 163 |
| CCD Effect on Depth of Field Reduction | p. 164 |
| Conclusions | p. 165 |
| References | p. 167 |
| Wavefront Coding Fluorescence Microscopy Using High Aperture Lenses | p. 169 |
| Extended Depthof Field Microscopy | p. 169 |
| Methods for Extending the Depth of Field | p. 170 |
| High Aperture Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging | p. 172 |
| Experimental Method | p. 173 |
| PSF and OTF Results | p. 175 |
| Biological Imaging Results | p. 177 |
| Wavefront Coding Theory | p. 178 |
| Derivationofthe Cubic Phase Function | p. 179 |
| Paraxial Model | p. 179 |
| High Aperture PSF Model | p. 180 |
| High Aperture OTF Model | p. 182 |
| Defocused OTF and PSF | p. 183 |
| Simulation Results | p. 184 |
| Discussion | p. 188 |
| Conclusion | p. 190 |
| References | p. 191 |
| Nonlinear Techniques in Optical Imaging | |
| Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy | p. 195 |
| Featuresand Applications | p. 195 |
| Theoretical Principles | p. 198 |
| Infinite Plane Waves | p. 198 |
| Finite Width Incident Beams | p. 203 |
| Intermediate Layers | p. 203 |
| Combination of TIR with Other Fluorescence Techniques | p. 205 |
| Surface Near Field Emission Imaging | p. 207 |
| Measurement of Distances from a Surface | p. 209 |
| Variable Incidence Angle TIR: Concentration Profiles | p. 211 |
| Image Deconvolution | p. 212 |
| Optical Configurations | p. 212 |
| High Aperture Objective-Based TIR | p. 212 |
| TIRF with a Prism | p. 217 |
| TIR from Multiple Directions | p. 223 |
| Rapid Chopping between TIR and EPI | p. 224 |
| Surface Near-Field Imaging | p. 225 |
| General Experimental Considerations | p. 226 |
| TIRF vs.other Optical Section Microscopies | p. 231 |
| References | p. 233 |
| Nonlinear Optical Microscopy | p. 237 |
| Introduction | p. 237 |
| Second Harmonic Nonlinear Microscopy | p. 239 |
| Basic Principle of SHG | p. 239 |
| Coherence Effects in SH Microscopy | p. 242 |
| Scanning Near-Field Nonlinear Second Harmonic Generation | p. 243 |
| Sum Frequency Generation Microscopy | p. 246 |
| Basic Principle of Sum Frequency Generation | p. 246 |
| Far-Field SFG Microscopy | p. 247 |
| Near-Field SFG Imaging | p. 250 |
| Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy | p. 251 |
| Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy | p. 252 |
| Multiphoton Excited Fluorescence Microscopy | p. 256 |
| Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence (TPEF) Microscopy | p. 257 |
| TPEF Far-Field Microscopy Using Multipoint Excitation | p. 260 |
| 4-Pi Confocal TPEF Microscopy | p. 261 |
| Simultaneous SHG/TPEF Microscopy | p. 262 |
| Three-Photon-Excited Fluorescence Microscopy | p. 263 |
| Stimulated-Emission-Depletion (STED) Fluorescence Microscopy | p. 263 |
| Conclusion | p. 264 |
| References | p. 265 |
| Parametric Nonlinear Optical Techniques in Microscopy | p. 269 |
| Introduction | p. 269 |
| Nonlinear Optics - Parametric Processes | p. 270 |
| Introduction | p. 270 |
| Optical Sectioning Capability | p. 272 |
| Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) | p. 272 |
| Third Harmonic Generation (THG) | p. 273 |
| Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) | p. 274 |
| Third Harmonic Generation (THG)Microscopy | p. 275 |
| General Characteristics | p. 275 |
| Selected Applications | p. 277 |
| Summary | p. 280 |
| Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS)Microscopy | p. 281 |
| General Characteristics | p. 281 |
| Multiplex CARS | p. 283 |
| Summary | p. 286 |
| Conclusion | p. 286 |
| References | p. 288 |
| Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy Versus Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy in Biological Tissues | p. 291 |
| Introduction | p. 291 |
| SHG Microscopy | p. 292 |
| Bio-Photonic Crystal Effect in Biological SHG Microscopy | p. 293 |
| THG Microscopy | p. 300 |
| Conclusion | p. 302 |
| References | p. 303 |
| Miscellaneous Methods in Optical Imaging | |
| Adaptive Optics | p. 307 |
| Introduction | p. 307 |
| Historical Background | p. 308 |
| Strehl Ratioand Wavefront Variance | p. 311 |
| Wavefront Sensing | p. 312 |
| Deformable Mirrorsand Other Corrective Devices | p. 315 |
| The Control System | p. 317 |
| Low Cost AO Systems | p. 320 |
| Current Research Issues in Astronomical Adaptive Optics | p. 322 |
| Adaptive Optics and the Eye | p. 324 |
| References | p. 326 |
| Low-Coherence Interference Microscopy | p. 329 |
| Introduction | p. 329 |
| Geometry of the Interference Microscope | p. 332 |
| Principle of Low-Coherence Interferometry | p. 333 |
| Analysis of White-Light Interference Fringes | p. 335 |
| Digital Filtering Algorithms | p. 336 |
| Phase Shift Algorithms | p. 336 |
| Spatial Coherence Effects | p. 338 |
| Experimental Setup | p. 339 |
| The Illumination System | p. 339 |
| The Interferometer | p. 339 |
| Experimental Results | p. 341 |
| Discussionand Conclusion | p. 342 |
| References | p. 344 |
| Surface Plasmon and Surface Wave Microscopy | p. 347 |
| Introduction | p. 347 |
| Overview of S Pand Surface Wave Properties | p. 348 |
| Surface Wave Generation and Contrast Mechanisms in Surface Wave Microscopy | p. 354 |
| Surface Plasmon Microscopy - Kretschmann Prism Based Methods | p. 361 |
| Objective Lenses for Surface Plasmon Microscopy | p. 363 |
| Objective Lens Based Surface Plasmon Microscopy: Non Interferometric Methods | p. 368 |
| Scanning Methods | p. 368 |
| Wide Field SP and Surface Wave Microscopy | p. 369 |
| Scanning Fluorescence Surface Wave Microscopy | p. 374 |
| Objective Lens Interferometric Techniques | p. 383 |
| Scanning Interferometry | p. 383 |
| Widefield Interferometric Techniques | p. 389 |
| Discussionand Conclusions | p. 392 |
| Relationship of SP Methods with TIR(F)M Methods | p. 393 |
| Localized SPs | p. 394 |
| 'Exotic' Techniques | p. 394 |
| References | p. 396 |
| Optical Coherence Tomography | p. 401 |
| Introduction | p. 401 |
| Principlesof Operation | p. 402 |
| Technological Developments | p. 406 |
| Optical Sources for High-Resolution Imaging | p. 406 |
| Spectroscopic OCT | p. 408 |
| Real-Time Volumetric OCT Imaging | p. 410 |
| Optical Coherence Microscopy | p. 411 |
| Beam Delivery Systems | p. 414 |
| Contrast Agentsand Molecular Imaging | p. 415 |
| Applications | p. 418 |
| Developmental Biology | p. 418 |
| Cellular Imaging | p. 420 |
| Medical and Surgical Microscopy - Identifying Tumors and Tumor Margins | p. 423 |
| Image-Guided Surgery | p. 426 |
| Materials Investigations | p. 428 |
| Conclusions | p. 430 |
| References | p. 432 |
| Near-Field Optical Microscopy and Application to Nanophotonics | p. 437 |
| Introduction | p. 437 |
| Nano-Scale Fabrication | p. 438 |
| Depositing Zinc and Aluminum | p. 438 |
| Depositing Zinc Oxide | p. 443 |
| Nanophotonic Devices and Integration | p. 444 |
| Switching by Nonlinear Absorption in a Single Quantum Dot | p. 445 |
| Switching by Optical Near-Field Interaction Between Quantum Dots | p. 446 |
| Optical Storage and Readout by Optical Near-Field | p. 449 |
| Conclusion | p. 452 |
| References | p. 453 |
| Optical Trapping of Small Particles | p. 455 |
| Introduction | p. 455 |
| Optical Trapping | p. 456 |
| Principles | p. 456 |
| Optical Tweezers | p. 458 |
| Photonic Force Microscopy | p. 460 |
| 3D Trackingwith Coherent Light | p. 463 |
| Atom Traps | p. 463 |
| Theory | p. 464 |
| Arbitrary Focused Fields | p. 464 |
| Scatteringby Focused Fields | p. 466 |
| Interferometric Position Detection | p. 466 |
| Trappingforces | p. 469 |
| Thermal Noise | p. 471 |
| Experimental Setupand Techniques | p. 472 |
| Mechanicsandoptics | p. 472 |
| Lasersand Probes | p. 473 |
| Electronics | p. 474 |
| Calibration of Trap and Position Detector | p. 474 |
| Time-Multiplexed and Holographic Optical Traps | p. 478 |
| Applicationsin Brownian Systems | p. 479 |
| Particle Bindingand Uptakebya Living Cell | p. 480 |
| Imaging Nano-Mechanical Properties of Single Molecules | p. 481 |
| Summaryand Outlook | p. 483 |
| References | p. 483 |
| Index | p. 491 |
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