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Far-field linear optical superresolution via heterodyne detection in a higher-order local oscillator mode

Abstract:: The Rayleigh limit has so far applied to all microscopy techniques that rely on linear optical interaction and detection in the far field. Here we demonstrate that detecting the light emitted by an object in higher-order transverse electromagnetic modes (TEMs) can help in achieving sub-Rayleigh precision for a variety of microscopy-related tasks. Using optical heterodyne detection in TEM01, we measure the position of coherently and incoherently emitting objects to within 0.0015 and 0.012 of the Rayleigh limit, respectively, and determine the distance between two incoherently emitting objects positioned within 0.28 of the Rayleigh limit with a precision of 0.019 of the Rayleigh limit. Heterodyne detection in multiple higher-order TEMs enables full imaging with a resolution significantly below the Rayleigh limit in a way that is reminiscent of quantum tomography of optical states.

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Yang, F., Tashchilina, A., Moiseev, E. S., Simon, C., & Lvovsky, A. I. (2016). Far-field linear optical superresolution via heterodyne detection in a higher-order local oscillator mode. Optica, 3(10), 1148–1152.

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Yang, F., et al. “Far-Field Linear Optical Superresolution via Heterodyne Detection in a Higher-Order Local Oscillator Mode.” Optica, vol. 3, no. 10, The Optical Society, 2016, pp. 1148–52.

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Yang, F, A Tashchilina, ES Moiseev, C Simon, and AI Lvovsky. 2016. “Far-Field Linear Optical Superresolution via Heterodyne Detection in a Higher-Order Local Oscillator Mode.” Optica 3 (10): 1148–52.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Atomic & Laser Physics
Oxford college:: Keble College
Role:: Author

Publisher:: The Optical Society
Journal:: Optica More from this journal
Volume:: 3
Issue:: 10
Pages:: 1148-1152
Publication date:: 2016-10-17
Acceptance date:: 2016-09-08
DOI:: 10.1364/OPTICA.3.001148
EISSN:: 2334-2536

Language:: English
Keywords:: FFR
Pubs id:: 917330
Local pid:: pubs:917330
Deposit date:: 2020-10-21

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Copyright holder:: Yang et al.
Copyright date:: 2016
Rights statement:: Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). This is an open access article published under CC BY 4.0.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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