A spectroscopic tool based on an interference filter and birefringent prisms: Demonstration of detection of 5-aminolaevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX fluorescence

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1703-1706

  O'Dwyer, Martin ^a   Nadeau, Valerie ^a   Padgett, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL FILTERS; PRISMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0043201279     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/14/308     Document Type: Article

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