Apparatuses, systems and methods for solid immersion meniscus lenses

An imaging apparatus, comprising:

• a sample holder;
• a chamber positioned below the sample holder and configured to hold a fluid;
• an illumination objective lens configured to direct an illumination beam towards the sample holder;
• a collection objective lens, each of the illumination objective lens and the collection objective lens positioned below the sample holder;
• a first optical member including a first surface and a second surface, the first optical member positioned between the illumination objective lens and the chamber such that the second surface of the first optical member contacts the fluid, a gaseous medium disposed between the first surface of the first optical member and the illumination objective lens;
• and
• a second optical member independent of the first optical member, the second optical member including a first surface and a second surface, the second optical member positioned between the collection objective lens and the chamber such that the second surface of the second optical member contacts the fluid, a gaseous medium disposed between the first surface of the second optical member and the collection objective lens.

An imaging apparatus, comprising:

• a sample holder;
• a chamber positioned below the sample holder and configured to hold a fluid;
• an illumination objective lens configured to direct an illumination beam towards the sample holder;
• a collection objective lens, each of the illumination objective lens and the collection objective lens positioned below the sample holder;
• a first lens positioned between the illumination objective lens and the chamber;
• and
• a second lens positioned between the collection objective lens and the chamber,
• the first lens forms a first portion of the chamber and the second lens forms a second portion of the chamber that is spatially separated from the first portion, wherein the first lens and the second lens each separate the fluid from an ambient environment which surrounds the illumination objective lens and the collection objective lens.