Three-dimensional transfer functions of coherent anti-stokes raman scattering microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 771-776

  Hashimoto, Mamoru ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SENSORS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

OPTICAL AXIS;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 0035316569     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000771     Document Type: Article

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