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A recent publication [Opt. Express, 22(16), 18833-18842 (2014)] discusses the optimal detection aperture in photothermal single particle microscopy. This new theory is in contradiction with rigorous ab-initio electrodynamic calculations. Nonetheless, the experimentally verified conclusion that a maximum signal occurs at a finite numerical detection aperture remains valid and is in accord with existing models.
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