diffraction limit

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diffraction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈfræk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈfræk.ʃən/
(a pattern caused by) a change in the direction of light, water, or ...
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limit
noun
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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Thediffractionlimitfor a single image may decrease, although higher resolution datasets can still be collected due to the decreased radiation damage rate.
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The resolving power of the instrument may approach the single-crystaldiffractionlimiteven at moderate source-to-detector distances.
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The reduction of thermal motion with cooling could, in principle, improve thediffractionlimitby increasing crystalline order.
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Adopting an off-axis amplifying arrangement, the laser beam has a 1.6 timesdiffractionlimit.
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The measured spot size was 11 mm at 1/e2, which was 1.1 times as large as that of thediffractionlimit.
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The measured spot diameter was 11 mm at 10e 2 of the peak intensity, which was 1.1 times as large as that of thediffractionlimit.
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There is therefore a finite limit beyond which it is impossible to resolve separate points in the objective field, known as thediffractionlimit.
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When the pupil is small (12 mm), image sharpness may be limited by diffraction of light by the pupil (seediffractionlimit).
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One does not so much break as run around thediffractionlimit.
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In the optical frequency regime developing the superlens may allow for imaging below thediffractionlimit.
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A larger aperture does not just mean more light is collected, it is collected at a higherdiffractionlimit.
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This enables imaging well below thediffractionlimit.
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Thisdiffractionlimitis based on the wave nature of light.
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Further improvements in optical sectioning are under active development, these principally work through methods to circumvent thediffractionlimitof light.
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Because superlenses can overcome thediffractionlimit, this allows for a more efficient coupling to external radiation and enables a broader frequency band.
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A succinct expression of thediffractionlimitis given in the spatial-frequency domain.
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These techniques usually exploit optical nonlinearity in a material's reflected light to generate resolution beyond thediffractionlimit.
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