Dark-field super-oscillatory microscopy with high-pass super-oscillatory filters

Super-resolution imaging of transparent objects is particularly challenging due to the interference caused by background light. This interference can significantly degrade image quality by reducing contrast and obscuring fine details. In this work, high-pass super-oscillatory masks are designed to a...

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Main Authors: Yujie Shen, Wenyan Ou, Ye Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Results in Optics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950124001536
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Summary:Super-resolution imaging of transparent objects is particularly challenging due to the interference caused by background light. This interference can significantly degrade image quality by reducing contrast and obscuring fine details. In this work, high-pass super-oscillatory masks are designed to address this issue by filtering out the background light on the Fourier plane. The resolution of the corresponding super-oscillatory point-spread function is 0.66 times the diffraction limit, enabling the resolution of transparent objects with 67% transparency at sub-wavelength scales. Additionally, the high-pass super-oscillatory masks are designed for a 1080 × 1920 liquid-crystal spatial light modulator, making future experimental implementation straightforward. This facilitates easy switching between bright-field and dark-field super-oscillatory microscopy, broadening the range of application scenarios for the system.
ISSN:2666-9501