Objective

public interface Objective extends Model

Methods common to all microscope objectives.

Author:Kyle M. Douglass

Methods

airyFWHM

public double airyFWHM(double wavelength)

Computes the full width at half maximum of the Airy disk. Units are the same as those of wavelength.

Parameters:
  • wavelength
Returns:

Full width at half maximum size of the Airy disk.

airyRadius

public double airyRadius(double wavelength)

Computes the radius of the Airy disk. Units are the same as those of wavelength.

Parameters:
  • wavelength
Returns:

Distance from center of Airy disk to first minimum.

getMag

public double getMag()

Returns the objective’s magnification.

Returns:The objective’s magnification.

getNA

public double getNA()

Returns the objective’s numerical aperture.

Returns:The objective’s numerical aperture