A method for characterizing longitudinal chromatic aberration of microscope objectives using a confocal optical system

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Juskaitis R ^a   Wilson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatic aberration; Confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

A-PLANE; AXIAL RESPONSE; CHROMATIC ABERRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; CONFOCAL OPTICAL SYSTEMS; FOCAL REGIONS; FOCAL SHIFTS; MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE; NOVEL METHODS; SURFACE PROFILES;

MICROSCOPES;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032864866     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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