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Digital super resolution in confocal Raman microscopy
- Numerical analysis of confocal volume within a sample -

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Confocal Raman optical sectioning is a most frequently used technique to obtain non-destructively clear images deep within a thick sample; however, this technique has been known to have the problem that the sample-induced spherical aberration degrades the quality of the images not only laterally but also axially. Here we hence consider the applicability of digital super-resolution reconstruction to this technique. Before the reconstruction we numerically analyzed so-called the "confocal volume" within a sample. The numerical analysis revealed that, with probing deeper inside the sample, efficiently-collected in-focus regions decay due to sample-induced spherical aberration. It is also found that the aberration volume is responsible for the difficulty in the quantitative interpretation of depth analysis.

Figure
Conceptual scheme of confocal optical sectioning and super-resolution processing
Experimental profiles depend on the extent of confocal volume. The broken circles show the asymmetry in confocal volume.

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