Ultrathin fluorescent layers for monitoring the axial resolution in confocal and two-photon fluorescence microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Schrader, M ^a   Hofmann, U G ^b,c   Hell, S W ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

4Pi; Axial resolution; Confocal microscopy; Fluorescence; Monolayer; Point spread function; Polymerizable lipid; Two photon excitation; z response

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPES; PHOTONS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

4PI; AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; AXIAL RESPONSE; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; POLYMERIZABLE LIPID; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS; TWO-PHOTON EXCITED FLUORESCENCE; TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ULTRA-THIN; Z-RESPONSE;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MONITORING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031871529     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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