Novel imaging in confocal microscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4876, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  McCabe, E M ^a   Taylor, C M ^a   Yang, L ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Confocal Microscope; Direct View Microscopy; Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal; Programmable Array Microscopy; Spatial Light Modulator; Variable Focus Microlenses

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0041730702     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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