Three-dimensional coherent transfer function for reflection confocal microscopy in the presence of refractive-index mismatch

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

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2002-2008

  Gu, Min ^a   Day, Daniel ^a   Nakamura, Osamu ^b   Kawata, Satoshi ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; REFRACTOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFRACTOMETRY;

DATA REDUCTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0035434158     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.002002     Document Type: Article

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