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Table 1. Beam profiles in fluorescent dyes, with and without AO, compared to no-coverslip conditions.

Beam parameter	No coverslip, no AO		Coverslip and AO		Coverslip, no AO
Excitation wl, nm	488	561	488	561	488	561

Beam waist ^a , µm	1.9	1.9	3.3	3.1	5.2	5.2
Beam length ^b , µm	28.2	21.4	60.8	44.9	90.4	79.4

^{^a}

Measurement errors ±0.1 µm (std).

^{^b}

Beam length = 2x Rayleigh range.