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An instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of a small object. In general, a compound microscope consists of a light source, a condenser, an...


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Figure 1.Microscope objectives: (a) 16-mm (0.63-in.) dry achromat; (b) typical high-power dry achromat; (c) 2-mm (0.08-in.), NA 1.40, oil-immersion apochromat. (Photographic Service Department, Kodak Research Laboratory)
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Figure 10.Scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM or NSOM). (a) Setup. (b) Optical probe next to a metallic film with small holes. (After U. Dürig, D. W. Pohl, and F. Rohner, Near-field optical scanning microscopy, J. Appl. Phys., 59:3318–3327, 1986)
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Figure 2.Two types of catadioptric objective. (a) Maksutov type. (b) 53X, NA 0.72, ultraviolet objective, designed by Gray. Glass elements in the latter serve purely as reflectors. (Photographic Service Department, Kodak Research Laboratory)
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