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    • Optical microscopy
    • Metrology
    • Surface characterization

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    • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is a powerful technique for high-resolution imaging.
    • Generating stable and uniform polarized illumination patterns over large areas remains a challenge.
    • Accurate 3D surface profiling requires precise control over illumination and detection.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a polarized structured illumination microscopy (PSIM) system using polarization gratings.
    • To achieve stable polarized illumination patterns over an extensive area.
    • To enable accurate 3D surface profile reconstruction of specimens.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized polarization gratings to generate a stable polarized illumination pattern.
    • Employed a polarizing pixelated camera to calculate illumination pattern visibility.
    • Implemented a polarization grating pair to eliminate self-generated patterns.
    • Experimentally characterized system performance using a step height standard specimen.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully reconstructed the 3D surface profile of a specimen.
    • Demonstrated the effectiveness of polarization gratings for stable illumination.
    • Verified the elimination of unwanted patterns using a grating pair.
    • Analyzed the axial response concerning illumination pattern visibility.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed PSIM system effectively generates stable polarized illumination patterns.
    • The technique allows for accurate 3D surface profile reconstruction.
    • System performance is influenced by spectral bandwidth and spatial coherence.