Optics Letters · 1996 · 40 citations · 7 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsBiomedical ImagingBiomedical OpticsOpticsConfocal MicroscopyFourier OpticsImage FormationOptical ImagingPhysical OpticsFar-field ScatteringFar-field TheoryImage Contrast EvaluationImage Contrast MechanismsImage Formation ModelsMicroscopyOptical Image Formation
The scalar theory of image formation for a strongly spherical object in ref lection confocal optical microscopy is considered. The image contrast is derived from the far-field scattering amplitude. Experimentally obtained images of the sphere are seen to be in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.
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Three-dimensional imaging by a microscope
N. Streibl · Journal of the Optical Society of America A · 1985 · 412 citations