Effect of apodization on axial resolution in confocal microscopy of high aperture

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 120-124

  Gu, M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; APODIZATION EFFECT; AXIAL RESOLUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HIGH APERTURE OBJECTIVE;

IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030143788     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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