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High refractive index immersion liquid for super-resolution 3D imaging using sapphire-based aNAIL optics
- Source :
- Applied Optics Vol. 55, pp. 3165-3169 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Optically-transparent immersion liquids with refractive index (n ~ 1.77) to match sapphire-based aplanatic numerical aperture increasing lens (aNAIL) are necessary for achieving deep 3D imaging with high spatial resolution. We report that antimony tribromide (SbBr$_{3}$) salt dissolved in liquid diiodomethane (CH$_{2}$I$_{2}$) provides a new high refractive index immersion liquid for optics applications. The refractive index is tunable from n = 1.74 (pure) to n = 1.873 (saturated), by adjusting either salt concentration or temperature; this allows it to match (or even exceed) the refractive index of sapphire. Importantly, the solution gives excellent light transmittance in the ultraviolet to near-infrared range, an improvement over commercially-available immersion liquids. This refractive index matched immersion liquid formulation has enabled us to develop a sapphire-based aNAIL objective that has both high numerical aperture (NA = 1.17) and long working distance (WD = 12 mm). This opens up new possibilities for deep 3D imaging with high spatial resolution.
- Subjects :
- Physics - Optics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Applied Optics Vol. 55, pp. 3165-3169 (2016)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1512.08208
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.003165