Transverse or axial superresolution in a 4Pi-confocal microscope by phase-only filters

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

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2172-2178

  De Juana, Daniel M ^a   Oti, José E ^a   Canales, Vidal F ^a   Cagigal, Manuel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; VECTORS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 0242271379     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.002172     Document Type: Article

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