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Shaping the Amplitude and Phase of Laser Beams by Using a Phase-only Spatial Light Modulator
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Design of an electron microscope phase plate using a focused continuous-wave laser
Abstract:
We propose a Zernike phase contrast electron microscope that uses an intense laser focus to convert a phase image into a visible image. We present the relativistic quantum theory of the phase shift caused by the laser-electron interaction, study resonant cavities for enhancing the laser intensity and discuss applications in biology, soft-materials science and atomic and molecular physics.

