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1. B. Richards and E. Wolf, "Electromagnetic diffraction in optical systems II. Structure of the image field in an aplanatic system," Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 253, 358-379 (1959). [CrossRef]
2. P. Török and C.J.R. Sheppard, High numerical aperture focusing and imaging (Adam Hilger, Bristol, In Press).
3. C. J. R. Sheppard and T. Wilson, "The image of a single point in microscopes of large numerical aperture," Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 379, 145-58 (1982). [CrossRef]
4. P. Török, P.D.  Higdon, and T. Wilson, "On the general properties of polarising conventional and confocal microscopes," Opt. Commun. 148, 300-315 (1998). [CrossRef]
5. P. Török, P.D. Higdon, and T.Wilson, "Theory for confocal and conventional microscopes imaging small dielectric scatterers," J. Mod. Opt. 45, 1681-1698 (1998). [CrossRef]
6. A.J. Poggio and E.K. Miller, "Integral equation solutions of three-dimensional scattering problems," in Computer techniques for electromagnetics, R. Mittra, ed. (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1973) pp. 159-264.
7. P. T¨or¨ok, P.R.T. Munro, and Em.E. Kriezis, "A rigorous near to farfield transformation for vectorial diffraction calculations and its numerical implementation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 713-722 (2006). [CrossRef]
8. K. Shimura and T.D. Milster, "Vector diffraction analysis by discrete-dipole approximation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 2895-2900 (2001). [CrossRef]
9. B. Karczewski and E. Wolf, "Comparison of three theories of electromagnetic diffraction at an aperture Part I: coherence matrices, Part II: The far field," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56, 1207-19 (1966). [CrossRef]
10. P. Török, "An imaging theory for advanced, high numerical aperture optical microscopes," DSc thesis, Hungarian academy of sciences (2004).
11. R. Hiptmair, "Coupling of finite elements and boundary elements in electromagnetic scattering," SIAMJ.Numer. Anal. 41, 919-943 (2003). [CrossRef]
12. P.D. Higdon, P. T¨or¨ok, and T. Wilson, "Imaging properties of high aperture multiphoton fluorescence scanning microscopes," J. Microsc. 193, 127-141 (1998). [CrossRef]
13. D. J. Innes and A. L. Bloom, "Design of optical systems for use with laser beams," Spectra-Physics Laser Technical Bulletin 5, 1-10 (1966).
14. P. T¨or¨ok, "Propagation of electromagnetic dipole waves through dielectric interfaces," Opt. Lett. 25, 1463-1465 (2000). [CrossRef]
15. O. Haeberl’e, M. Ammar, H. Furukawa, K. Tenjimbayashi, and P. T¨or¨ok, "Point spread function of optical microscopes imaging through stratified media," Opt. Express 11, 2964-2969 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
16. P. T¨or¨ok, "Focusing of electromagnetic waves through dielectric interfaces - Theory and correction of aberration," J. Opt. Mem. Neur. Net. 8(1), 10-24 (1999).
17. P. T¨or¨ok, "Focusing of electromagnetic waves through a dielectric interface by lenses of finite Fresnel number," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 15(12), 3009-3015 (1998). [CrossRef]
18. A.S. van de Nes, P.R.T. Munro, S.F. Pereira, J.J.M. Braat, and P. T¨or¨ok, "Cylindrical vector beam focusing through a dielectric interface: comment," Opt. Express 12(5), 967-969 (2004). [CrossRef]
19. J.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd ed. (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999).
20. J.A. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1941).

Adam Hilger, Bristol

• P. Török and C.J.R. Sheppard, High numerical aperture focusing and imaging (Adam Hilger, Bristol, In Press).

J. Microsc.

• P.D. Higdon, P. T¨or¨ok, and T. Wilson, "Imaging properties of high aperture multiphoton fluorescence scanning microscopes," J. Microsc. 193, 127-141 (1998). [CrossRef]

J. Mod. Opt.

• P. Török, P.D. Higdon, and T.Wilson, "Theory for confocal and conventional microscopes imaging small dielectric scatterers," J. Mod. Opt. 45, 1681-1698 (1998). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Mem. Neur. Net.

• P. T¨or¨ok, "Focusing of electromagnetic waves through dielectric interfaces - Theory and correction of aberration," J. Opt. Mem. Neur. Net. 8(1), 10-24 (1999).

J. Opt. Soc. Am.

• B. Karczewski and E. Wolf, "Comparison of three theories of electromagnetic diffraction at an aperture Part I: coherence matrices, Part II: The far field," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56, 1207-19 (1966). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A

• P. T¨or¨ok, "Focusing of electromagnetic waves through a dielectric interface by lenses of finite Fresnel number," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 15(12), 3009-3015 (1998). [CrossRef]
• P. T¨or¨ok, P.R.T. Munro, and Em.E. Kriezis, "A rigorous near to farfield transformation for vectorial diffraction calculations and its numerical implementation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 713-722 (2006). [CrossRef]
• K. Shimura and T.D. Milster, "Vector diffraction analysis by discrete-dipole approximation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 2895-2900 (2001). [CrossRef]

Numer. Anal.

• R. Hiptmair, "Coupling of finite elements and boundary elements in electromagnetic scattering," SIAMJ.Numer. Anal. 41, 919-943 (2003). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

• P. Török, P.D.  Higdon, and T. Wilson, "On the general properties of polarising conventional and confocal microscopes," Opt. Commun. 148, 300-315 (1998). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• A.S. van de Nes, P.R.T. Munro, S.F. Pereira, J.J.M. Braat, and P. T¨or¨ok, "Cylindrical vector beam focusing through a dielectric interface: comment," Opt. Express 12(5), 967-969 (2004). [CrossRef]
• O. Haeberl’e, M. Ammar, H. Furukawa, K. Tenjimbayashi, and P. T¨or¨ok, "Point spread function of optical microscopes imaging through stratified media," Opt. Express 11, 2964-2969 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

• P. T¨or¨ok, "Propagation of electromagnetic dipole waves through dielectric interfaces," Opt. Lett. 25, 1463-1465 (2000). [CrossRef]

Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A

• B. Richards and E. Wolf, "Electromagnetic diffraction in optical systems II. Structure of the image field in an aplanatic system," Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 253, 358-379 (1959). [CrossRef]
• C. J. R. Sheppard and T. Wilson, "The image of a single point in microscopes of large numerical aperture," Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 379, 145-58 (1982). [CrossRef]

Spectra-Physics Laser Technical Bulletin

• D. J. Innes and A. L. Bloom, "Design of optical systems for use with laser beams," Spectra-Physics Laser Technical Bulletin 5, 1-10 (1966).

Other

• P. Török, "An imaging theory for advanced, high numerical aperture optical microscopes," DSc thesis, Hungarian academy of sciences (2004).
• J.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd ed. (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999).
• J.A. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1941).
• A.J. Poggio and E.K. Miller, "Integral equation solutions of three-dimensional scattering problems," in Computer techniques for electromagnetics, R. Mittra, ed. (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1973) pp. 159-264.

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