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    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Microscopy
    • Nanotechnology

    Background:

    • Superoscillatory lenses (SOLs) generate sub-diffraction limited hotspots, promising for advanced imaging.
    • Previous applications of SOLs were hindered by their inherent poor imaging properties and sidelobe illumination.
    • Confocal reflection microscopy offers a potential setup to mitigate SOL imaging limitations by excluding the lens from the detection path.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the resolution capabilities of SOLs within a confocal reflection microscopy setup.
    • To investigate the impact of SOL sidelobe illumination on imaging performance for various object sizes.

    Main Methods:

    • A confocal reflection microscopy system was designed, incorporating a SOL in the illumination path.
    • The imaging resolution of the SOL was assessed using test objects of varying dimensions.
    • The SOL was excluded from the detection pathway to circumvent its poor imaging characteristics.

    Main Results:

    • The SOL successfully produced a sub-diffraction hotspot, demonstrating its potential for high-resolution imaging.
    • Sidelobe illumination from the SOL significantly degraded imaging quality for extended objects.
    • The resolution enhancement of the SOL was limited in the presence of sidelobes, particularly for larger targets.

    Conclusions:

    • Confocal reflection setups can mitigate some imaging drawbacks of SOLs by isolating them in the illumination path.
    • Sidelobe illumination remains a critical challenge, restricting the practical application of SOLs for imaging extended objects.
    • Further advancements are needed to suppress sidelobes for broader utility of SOLs in super-resolution microscopy.