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Adjustable super-resolution microscopy with diffractive spot array illumination

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Ning Xu
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Guoxuan Liu
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Qiaofeng Tan *
DOI:10.1063/5.0008506delete
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Diffractive super-resolution spot arrays offer the possibility of adjustable super-resolution microscopic imaging. By inserting a phase-only diffractive optical element (DOE) into the illumination system of a standard microscope, super-resolution information of the sample can be obtained by spots. Here, we report an adjustable super-resolution microscopy (ASM) that the imaging resolution and the number of spot arrays can be adjusted by DOEs. The results of 3x3 and 5x5 spot arrays with 50% and 70% of the Airy spot size are, respectively, realized to support the flexibility of the ASM. The resolution test target was used as a sample to show the ASM can achieve about double-resolution experimentally, illuminated by a uniform 3x3 spot array with 50% of the Airy spot size under a small numerical aperture objective. Moreover, imaging of cellular mitochondria was performed, substantially realized resolution beyond the diffraction limit. The ability to adjust the super-resolution of microscopy using DOEs is of great importance for further nanoscale imaging.
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Applied Physics Letters cover
Applied Physics Letters
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tsinghua university
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