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    • Optical microscopy
    • Diffractive optics
    • Confocal imaging

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    • Microscope objectives face limitations in simultaneously achieving high resolution and large fields of view.
    • Existing technologies struggle to balance these critical imaging parameters.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a reflection confocal microscope capable of overcoming the resolution-field of view trade-off.
    • To demonstrate a prototype utilizing diffractive lens arrays for enhanced imaging performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a reflection confocal microscope system.
    • Integration of diffractive lens arrays to generate a spot array.
    • Experimental validation of lateral and axial resolution capabilities.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a prototype with a numerical aperture of 0.78.
    • Achieved a spatial cutoff frequency of 1024 lp/mm (0.15 NA objective) and 912 lp/mm (0.07 NA objective).
    • Measured an average axial height of 961 nm with a 49 nm standard deviation.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed diffractive lens array-based confocal microscope effectively addresses the simultaneous need for high resolution and large fields of view.
    • The prototype exhibits promising performance for advanced microscopic imaging, surpassing conventional limitations.