Coherent use of opposing lenses for axial resolution increase in fluorescence microscopy. I. comparative study of concepts

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

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 36-48

  Nagorni, Matthias ^a   Hell, Stefan W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHTING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

AXIAL RESOLUTION;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 0002977822     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000036     Document Type: Article

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