An optical sectioning programmable array microscope implemented with a digital micromirror device

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-331

  Hanley, Q S ^a   Verveer, P J ^b   Gemkow, M J ^c   Arndt Jovin, D ^a   Jovin, T M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c Evotec Neurosciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial resolution; CLSM; Confocal; Optical sectioning; Scanning

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CLSM; CONFOCAL; CROSS TALKS; DIGITAL MICROMIRROR DEVICE; FULL WIDTHS AT HALF MAXIMUMS; IMAGE PLANE; OPTICAL SECTIONING; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS;

MICROSCOPES;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGING; MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0005651310     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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