Imaging of transparent spheres through a planar interface using a high-numerical-aperture optical microscope

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1202-1213

  Ovryn, Ben ^a   Izen, Steven H ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYSTYRENES;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0000554192     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001202     Document Type: Article

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