Re: formula for z-resolution

Posted by Shalin Mehta on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/AQLM-2013-Last-chance-tp7579522p7579542.html

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Hi Steffen,

I should correct a mix-up:
axial profile of PSF integrated in XY plane = Fourier transform of (axial
profile of the OTF).

For example, the axial profile of widefield OTF is peak only at origin
(delta function) and the axial profile of integrated PSF is constant.


Best
Shalin
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Shalin Mehta <[hidden email]>wrote:

> Axial profile obtained by integrating PSF in XY plane (which is the same
> as axial profile of the OTF) is widely used definition of depth sectioning.
>



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