Resolution enhancement in a scanning optical microscope using array detection Satya Siddhartha Goutam Buddha Ph.D. 2020 IIT Guwahati TH-2336_146121020 TH-2336_146121020 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI DOCTORAL THESIS Resolution enhancement in a scanning optical microscope using array detection Satya Siddhartha Goutam Buddha Roll No: 146121020 Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Supervisor: Prof. Bosanta R. Boruah Optical Imaging Lab Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati (Assam), India, Pin- 781039 September 2020 TH-2336_146121020 TH-2336_146121020 Dedicated to my family TH-2336_146121020 TH-2336_146121020 Declaration Satya Siddhartha Goutam Buddha Roll No: 146121020 Optical Imaging Lab Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati (Assam), India, Pin- 781039 Email:
[email protected] I hereby declare that the results embodied in this thesis is the result of theory and experiment carried out by me at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India, under the supervision of Prof. Bosanta R. Boruah. This thesis has not been submitted to any university/ institute or elsewhere for the award of any degree, diploma or associateship. Satya Siddhartha Goutam Buddha September 2020 TH-2336_146121020 TH-2336_146121020 Certificate Prof. Bosanta R. Boruah Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati (Assam), India, Pin- 781039 Email:
[email protected] This is to certify that the work contained in the thesis entitled ‘Resolution enhancement in a scanning optical microscope using array detection’ by Satya Siddhartha Goutam Buddha (Roll No. 146121020), a student of Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, for the award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy, has been carried out under my supervision.