Characterization of a confocal microscope readout system in a photochromic polymer under two-photon excitation

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 5160-5165

  Amistoso, Jose Omar ^a,c   Gu, Min ^b   Kawata, Satoshi ^a  

^a University of the Philippines ^*  (Philippines)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscope; Photochromic polymer; Readout contrast; Saturation effect; Two photon excitation

Indexed keywords

LASER RECORDING; MICROSCOPES; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

PHOTOCHROMIC POLYMERS; SATURATION EFFECTS;

READOUT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036697489     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.41.5160     Document Type: Article

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