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. 2016 Sep 14;7(10):4021–4033. doi: 10.1364/BOE.7.004021

Table 3.

Linear fits to the plot of FWHM vs depth from Figure 6. FWHM at surface (y-intercept) and FWHM/depth (gradient). Sample size (number of detected beads) was 86 for GLSM, 257 for ALSM.

Beam Type Fit Orientation FWHM at surface (μm) FWHM/Depth (μm/ μm)

Airy Lateral 1.18 ± 0.04 (1.7 ± 0.2) × 10−3
Axial 1.44 ± 0.06 (2.6 ± 0.3) × 10−3

Gaussian Lateral 1.1 ± 0.1 (1.9 ± 0.6) × 10−3
Axial 1.16 ± 0.09 (2.2 ± 0.6) × 10−3