Title :
Enhanced detection of longitudinal field of a radially polarized beam in confocal laser microscopy
Author :
Kozawa, Yuichi ; Sato, Shunichi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The wave scattered by the longitudinal component of a tightly focused radially polarized beam is clearly detected in a confocal system, which may lead to the enhancement of the spatial resolution in confocal microscopy.
Keywords :
laser beams; light polarisation; light scattering; optical focusing; optical microscopy; confocal laser microscopy; confocal system; longitudinal component; longitudinal field detection; spatial resolution; tightly focused radially polarized beam; wave scattering; Detectors; Gold; Laser beams; Lenses; Microscopy; Particle beams; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
