Design and optimization of a near-field scanning optical microscope for imaging biological samples in liquid

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3574-3581

  Gheber, Levi A ^a   Hwang, Jeeseong ^a,b   Edidin, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000390765     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003574     Document Type: Article

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