Axial apodizing filters for confocal imaging

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 347-354

  Sheppard, C J R ^a   Sharma, M D ^a   Arbouet, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

APODIZING FILTERS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 0033725825     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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