Whole-field fluorescence lifetime imaging with picosecond resolution using ultrafast 10-kHz solid-state amplifier technology

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 370-374

  Dowling, Keith ^b   Dayel, Mark J ^b,d   Hyde, Sam C W ^b   Dainty, J C ^a,b   French, Paul M W ^b   Vourdas, Periklis ^b,e   Lever, M John ^b   Dymoke Bradshaw, Anthony K L ^c   Hares, Jonathon D ^c   Kellett, Paul A ^c  

^a IEEE

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KENTECH INSTRUMENTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomedical imaging; Biomedical microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Laser applications; Laser biomedical applications

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (SOLID STATE); IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE; SOLID STATE LASERS;

FLUORESCENT IMAGING;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0032027629     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.686744     Document Type: Article

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