Resolution enhancement in a reflection-type confocal microscope with a phase-conjugate mirror

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 869-873

  Uhlendorf, Kristina ^a   Notni, Gunther ^a   Kowarschik, Richard ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0001169223     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.000869     Document Type: Article

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