Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture

Abstract Microsphere-assisted microscopy utilizing a microsphere in immediate proximity of the specimen boosts the imaging resolution mainly as a result of an increase in the effective numerical aperture of the system.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arash Darafsheh, Vahid Abbasian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2023-01-01
Series:Light: Science & Applications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-01056-4