OPTICS 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

OPTICS 3

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The point spread functions of single molecules, captured as double lobes through a phase mask (left), can tell researchers where the molecule is in 3D space. The distance between the lobes gives them the molecule's depth.

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Landes Research Group/Rice University

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