DocumentCode
2878050
Title
Arbitrary focal-field polarization control for optical microscopy
Author
Abouraddy, Ayman F. ; Toussaint, Kimani C., Jr.
Author_Institution
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a convenient method for controlling the three-dimensional polarization vector at the focus of a high-numerical-aperture lens using a linearly polarized input field. This form of polarization microscopy requires no polarization optics.
Keywords
lenses; light polarisation; optical control; optical microscopy; arbitrary focal-field polarization control; high-numerical-aperture lens; linearly polarized input field; polarization optical microscopy; three-dimensional polarization vector; Biological control systems; Biological information theory; Biomedical optical imaging; Focusing; Lenses; Optical control; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; (180.0180) Microscopy; (260.5430) Polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628648
Filename
4628648
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