216 research outputs found
Model eye imaging by closed-loop accumulation of single scattering (CLASS) microscopy
‘Closed-loop accumulation of single scattering (CLASS)’ microscopy provides novel solutions to the problems of light scattering and aberration in optical imaging, providing increased imaging depth while maintaining diffraction limited resolution. This method has a great potential to increase imaging depth and resolution of current eye imaging. In this presentation, the strength and weakness of the CLASS microscopy over the current adaptive optical microscopy will be discussed. Important factors to apply CLASS microscopy to eye imaging and the possibility to imaging retina in turbid condition will be discussed by using model eye
Lineshape measurement of an extreme-weak amplitude-fluctuating light source by the photon-counting-based second-order correlation spectroscopy
We demonstrate lineshape measurement of an extreme-weak amplitude fluctuating
light source by using the photon-counting-based second-order correlation
spectroscopy combined with the heterodyne technique. The amplitude fluctuation
of a finite bandwidth introduces a low-lying spectral structure in the
lineshape and thus its effect can be isolated from that of the phase
fluctuation. Our technique provides extreme sensitivity suited for
single-atom-level applications.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Calibration of second-order correlation functions for non-stationary sources with a multi-start multi-stop time-to-digital converter
A novel high-throughput second-order-correlation measurement system is
developed which records and makes use of all the arrival times of photons
detected at both start and stop detectors. This system is suitable particularly
for a light source having a high photon flux and a long coherence time since it
is more efficient than conventional methods by an amount equal to the product
of the count rate and the correlation time of the light source. We have used
this system in carefully investigating the dead time effects of detectors and
photon counters on the second-order correlation function in the two-detector
configuration. For a non-stationary light source, distortion of original signal
was observed at high photon flux. A systematic way of calibrating the
second-order correlation function has been devised by introducing a concept of
an effective dead time of the entire measurement system.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
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