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While the paper is certainly very theoretical, it actually contains two images from experiments! One is a double slit experiment resolved in the 'SIM imaging' but not resolved in conventional imaging, the other a single slit. While not microscopy, I find it astonishing that they got it to work.
 
There is also an abstract in english at the end of the paper (and a french one):

It is known that diffraction sets an upper limit to the resolving power of an optical
system or, put more precisely, to the band-width of spatial frequencies that the system can
transmit.
A new method is described for obtaining optical images with a resolution exceeding the
limits set by diffraction. The optical system itself is not modified, but a mask, or the image
of a mask formed by projection is introduced in or near to the object plane. This mask
has a variable transmission (for example a grating), and is movable in the object field. A
second similar mask is introduced in or near to the image plane, or the plane of an intermediate
image, and is moved conjugately with the object plane mask. The image obtained
during the scanning by the masks is integrated in time by a receptor of suitable inertia
(for example, the eye, or a photographic emulsion).
There results art image of the object with enhanced resolution and contrast (the bandwidth
of the transmitted spatial frequencies is increased, and the frequency response is
raised).
The method may be used with coherent, partially coherent or incoherent illumination.
Its method of operation and imaging properties are described.


 

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I have the article but although I do know some German it's a bit too technical 
for me (I can usually handle biological papers).  It is cited in Mats 
Gustafsson's seminal paper in PNAS  September 13, 2005  vol. 102  no. 37  
13081-13086.  So far as I can see it is pointing towards Mats' approach but it 
is totally theoretical (no images).   It certainly is not unknown.

                                                              Guy

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The start of a recent NM article, talking about superres, reads:
"...early work involved methods such as structured light illumination, first 
pioneered by Lukosz and Marchand [1]..."

I didn't know SIM was explored back in the 60's! I'd sure like to read this 
article, but it's in... German?, in a journal I don't have access to:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/713817795#.UgVuuqARjXQ

Has anybody on the list read the article? Anyone aware of an English translation 
I could peruse?