Super-resolution provided by the arbitrarily strong superlinearity of the blackbody radiation

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Blackbody radiation is a fundamental phenomenon in nature, and its explanation by Planck marks a cornerstone in the history of Physics. In this theoretical work, we show that the spectral radiance given by Planck’s law is strongly superlinear with temperature, with an arbitrarily large local exponent for decreasing wavelengths. From that scaling analysis, we propose a new concept of super-resolved detection and imaging: if a focused beam of energy is scanned over an object that absorbs and linearly converts that energy into heat, a highly nonlinear thermal radiation response is generated, and its point spread function can be made arbitrarily smaller than the excitation beam focus. Based on a few practical scenarios, we propose to extend the notion of super-resolution beyond its current niche in microscopy to various kinds of excitation beams, a wide range of spatial scales, and a broader diversity of target objects.

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Graciani, G., & Amblard, F. (2019). Super-resolution provided by the arbitrarily strong superlinearity of the blackbody radiation. Nature Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13780-4

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