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    Area of Science:

    • Microscopy
    • Optical Physics
    • Surface Science

    Background:

    • Scanning confocal microscopy is a well-established technique.
    • Traditional methods use a laser spot for scanning, limiting parallel processing.
    • Surface topography determination is crucial in various scientific fields.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce an alternative parallel processing method for scanning confocal microscopy.
    • To enable accurate surface topography determination using a novel approach.
    • To overcome limitations of traditional scanning confocal microscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • Moving a two-dimensional structure through the focal plane to record image sections.
    • Analyzing normalized intensity of image points to determine surface coordinates.
    • Utilizing high-numerical-aperture microlenses in an array for parallel processing.

    Main Results:

    • The developed method allows for parallel processing, enhancing efficiency.
    • Accurate surface topography can be calculated by finding intensity maxima.
    • High numerical aperture optics enable high-accuracy topography measurements.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method offers an effective alternative for parallel processing in confocal microscopy.
    • Microlens arrays combined with high numerical aperture optics provide a viable solution for accurate surface topography.
    • Limitations include the reproducible object field size, dependent on array and detector elements.