Light scattering and form birefringence of parallel cylindrical arrays that represent cellular organelles of the retinal nerve fiber layer

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2273-2285

  Zhou, Qienyuan ^a,c   Knighton, Robert W ^b  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Laser Diagnostic Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cylindrical arrays; Electron microscopy; Fibers; Form birefringence; Light scattering; Membranes; Microtubules; Mitochondria; Retinal nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000071379     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.002273     Document Type: Article

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