Abstract
Improving the resolution in x-ray microscopes is of high priority to enable future applications in nanoscience. However, high-resolution zone-plate optics often have low efficiency, which makes implementation in laboratory microscopes difficult. We present a laboratory x-ray microscope based on a compound zone plate. The compound zone plate utilizes multiple diffraction orders to achieve high resolution while maintaining reasonable efficiency. We analyze the illumination conditions necessary for this type of optics in order to suppress stray light and demonstrate microscopic imaging resolving features.
© 2009 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
Weilun Chao, Jihoon Kim, Senajith Rekawa, Peter Fischer, and Erik H. Anderson
Opt. Express 17(20) 17669-17677 (2009)
Jong Ju Park, Deuk Su Kim, Sang Chul Jeon, Juyun Park, Kyoung Hwan Lee, Jae-hwan Lee, Ki Nam Kim, Jung Jae Yoo, and Chang Hee Nam
Opt. Lett. 34(3) 235-237 (2009)
Ethan Schonbrun, Winnie N. Ye, and Kenneth B. Crozier
Opt. Lett. 34(14) 2228-2230 (2009)