Materials with relatively small refractive indices (n< 2), such as glass, quartz, polymers,
some ceramics, etc., are the basic materials in most optical components (lenses, optical …

Optical metrology is one of the key technologies in today's manufacturing industry. In this
article, we provide an insight into optical measurement technologies for precision …

Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective
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Light microscopy is one of the most powerful techniques for nondestructive real-time
imaging of specimens at a resolution beyond the reach of human eyes. However, the spatial …

In this Letter, we report the experimental observations of a tunable curved photonic nanojet
(photonic hook) generated by a 5 µm polydimethylsiloxane microcylinder deposited on a …

The size parameter q= 2π R/λ in spheres with a radius R=(2–3) λ (λ is the radiation
wavelength) is on the order of 10. Strong Mie resonances () are observed in these …

Optical microscope is one of the most popular characterization techniques for general
purposes in many fields. It is distinguished from the vacuum or tip-based imaging techniques …

Overcoming the classical diffraction limit in optical microscopy is known to be achievable by
a variety of far-field and near-field microscopy techniques. More recently, so-called micro …

Microsphere-assisted microscopy currently benefits from a considerable interest in the
microscope-research community. Indeed, this new imaging technique enables the lateral …

We present quantitative three dimensional images of grooves on a writable Blu-ray Disc
based on a single objective Mirau type interferometric microscope, enhanced with a …