Imaging of object structures using cylindrical vector beams in an aplanatic solid immersion
lens (SIL) microscope is investigated. Based on a complete optical model of an aplanatic SIL …

Unconventional polarization states are light fields that depart from uniformly polarized, beam-
like descriptions. Originally studied in the context of waveguide modes and laser cavities …

A multipole expansion, based on spherical harmonics, provides an efficient method for
calculating the field in the focal region of a lens for radially polarized illumination, or other …

We present the derivation of the dyadic Green's function for the aplanatic solid immersion
lens based microscopy system. The presented dyadic Green's function is general and is …

This paper presents a computational model for modeling an aplanatic solid immersion lens
scanning microscope. The scanning microscope model consists of three subsystems, each …

The best reported resolution in optical failure analysis of silicon chips is 120-nm half pitch
demonstrated by Semicaps Private Limited, whereas the current and future industry …

Light scattering by two cases, a hemispherical solid immersion lens (HSIL) and a sphere
when illuminated by a focused polarized beam, are discussed. There is a difference …

A general model of a subsurface microscopy system based on an aplanatic solid immersion
lens (ASIL) is presented. This model is composed of three components: generation of …

We study the resolution of a subsurface microscopy system based on the use of an aplanatic
solid immersion lens. Resolution limits under various criteria are calculated theoretically as …

High-aperture focusing through a spherical interface has been employed in optical data
storage, photolithography, and especially microscopy. This paper first forms an approximate …