• On-chip TIRF nanoscopy by applying Haar wavelet kernel analysis on intensity fluctuations induced by chip illumination 

      Jayakumar, Nikhil; Helle, Øystein I.; Agarwal, Krishna; Ahluwalia, Balpreet Singh (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-09)
      Photonic-chip based TIRF illumination has been used to demonstrate several on-chip optical nanoscopy methods. The sample is illuminated by the evanescent field generated by the electromagnetic wave modes guided inside the optical waveguide. In addition to the photokinetics of the fluorophores, the waveguide modes can be further exploited for introducing controlled intensity fluctuations for exploitation ...
    • Study of waveguide background at visible wavelengths for on-chip nanoscopy 

      Coucheron, David Andre; Helle, Øystein I.; Wilkinson, James S.; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil; Domínguez, Carlos; Angelskår, Hallvard; Ahluwalia, Balpreet S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-17)
      On-chip super-resolution optical microscopy is an emerging field relying on waveguide excitation with visible light. Here, we investigate two commonly used high-refractive index waveguide platforms, tantalum pentoxide (Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) and silicon nitride (Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>), with respect to their background with excitation in the range 488–640 nm. The background strength from ...