Prototype scanning fiber endoscope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4616, Issue , 2002, Pages 173-179

  Seibel, Eric J ^a   Smithwick, Quinn Y J ^a   Crossman Bosworth, Janet L ^a   Myers, John A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Laser; Minimally invasive; Optical scanning; Piezoelectric; Single optical fiber

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; LASERS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; RESONANCE; SCANNING;

OPTICAL SCANNING;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 0036403463     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.463810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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