Three-dimensional optical-transfer-function analysis of fiber-optical two-photon fluorescence microscopy

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

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 941-947

  Gu, Min ^a   Bird, Damian ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTONS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0042575416     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.000941     Document Type: Article

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