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The measurement of the amplitude point spread function of microscope objective lenses
Author(s) -
Juškaitis,
F. F. Wilson
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00295.x
Subject(s) - optics , lens (geology) , microscope , amplitude , interferometry , point spread function , materials science , 4pi microscope , numerical aperture , optical microscope , aperture (computer memory) , physics , multiphoton fluorescence microscope , scanning electron microscope , wavelength , acoustics , fluorescence microscope , fluorescence
We present a simple method of directly measuring the complex amplitude point spread function of a microscope objective lens. The method is based on an optical fibre interferometer. Experimental results are presented for a high‐aperture water‐immersion objective lens.