Physical Origins of Extreme Cross-Polarization Extinction in Confocal Microscopy
Physical Origins of Extreme Cross-Polarization Extinction in Confocal Microscopy
Confocal microscopy is an essential imaging tool for biological systems, solid-state physics and nanophotonics. Using confocal microscopes allows performing resonant fluorescence experiments, where the emitted light has the same wavelength as the excitation laser. These challenging experiments are carried out under linear cross-polarization conditions, rejecting laser light from the detector. …