Gross P, Kleinschmidt L, Beer S, Fallnich C
Institute of Applied Physics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. p.gross@uni‐muenster.de
Appl Opt. 2011 Oct 1;50(28):5361-8. doi: 10.1364/AO.50.005361.
The influence of beam-pointing on scanning confocal microscopy is investigated. The beam displacement is measured using a quadrant photodiode, and the apparent movement of a sub-micron-sized particle observed by second-harmonic microscopy is linked to the beam displacement. A simple beam-pointing stabilization is implemented, and improvement of beam stability by three orders of magnitude on long time scales is achieved.