Authors

T. G. Jabbour;S. M. Kuebler

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Express

Keywords

2-PHOTON SCANNING MICROSCOPY; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; PHASE FILTERS; 3-DIMENSIONAL SUPERRESOLUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DIFFRACTION; AXIAL; SUPERRESOLUTION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; BINARY FILTERS; IMAGE FIELD; DESIGN; Optics

Abstract

Vector diffraction theory was applied to study the effect of two- and three-zone annular multi-phase plates (AMPs) on the three-dimensional point-spread-function (PSF) that results when linearly polarized light is focused using a high numerical aperture refractory lens. Conditions are identified for which a three-zone AMP generates a PSF that is axially super-resolved by 19% with minimal change in the transverse profile and sufficiently small side lobes that the intensity pattern could be used for advanced photolithographic techniques, such as multi-photon 3D microfabrication, as well as multi-photon imaging. Conditions are also found in which a three-zone AMP generates a PSF that is axially elongated by 510% with only 1% change along the transverse direction. This intensity distribution could be used for sub-micron-scale laser drilling and machining.

Journal Title

Optics Express

Volume

14

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1033

Last Page

1043

WOS Identifier

WOS:000235184500006

ISSN

1094-4087

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