• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 7, 0718001 (2019)
Suhui Deng1、2, Jie Hu1, Yiping Xiao1, and Mingping Liu1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Information Engineering School of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
  • 2 Division of Physical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201939.0718001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Suhui Deng, Jie Hu, Yiping Xiao, Mingping Liu. Improvement of Imaging Resolution of Fluorescence Emission Difference Super-Resolution Microscopy with Annular Pupil[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(7): 0718001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Super-resolution imaging can be achieved by fluorescence emission difference (FED) microscopy through the subtraction of a negative confocal image scanned by a hollow focal spot from a confocal image scanned by a solid focal spot. This study proposes an easily accessible annular pupil filter to enhance the resolution of deformation-free FED imaging. The hollow spot size is reduced by an appropriate annular pupil filter in the light path of hollow spot. Meanwhile, a diaphragm with a high numerical aperture is permitted for the beam of a solid focal spot, and a small solid focal spot which is matching well with the hollow focal spot is achieved. The spatial resolution of FED microscopy is increased under the effects of these two aspects.
    Suhui Deng, Jie Hu, Yiping Xiao, Mingping Liu. Improvement of Imaging Resolution of Fluorescence Emission Difference Super-Resolution Microscopy with Annular Pupil[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(7): 0718001
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