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    Area of Science:

    • Optical imaging and microscopy
    • Quantum-inspired technologies
    • Photonics and beam shaping

    Background:

    • Accurate axial localization is critical for high-resolution 3D optical imaging.
    • Vortex beams offer unique properties for manipulating light.
    • Current methods face limitations in achieving ultimate axial precision.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally determine the ultimate precision limit in axial localization using vortex beams.
    • To investigate the potential of Laguerre-Gauss (LG) beams for superresolution axial imaging.
    • To demonstrate a quantum-inspired superresolution protocol for optical microscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing Laguerre-Gauss (LG) vortex beams in a 3D optical imaging setup.
    • Performing single intensity scans to analyze beam characteristics.
    • Applying a quantum-inspired superresolution protocol.

    Main Results:

    • Experimental evidence confirms the achievable ultimate precision in axial localization with vortex beams.
    • Laguerre-Gauss (LG) beams enable reaching this precision limit with a single intensity scan.
    • The study provides a proof-of-principle for enhanced axial resolution.

    Conclusions:

    • Vortex beams, particularly LG beams, offer a pathway to unprecedented axial localization precision in 3D optical imaging.
    • Microscopy techniques employing LG vortex beams can be significantly enhanced by the demonstrated quantum-inspired superresolution protocol.
    • This work paves the way for next-generation superresolution microscopy with improved axial detail.