Toward nanometer-scale resolution in fluorescence microscopy using spectral self-interference

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 294-300

  Swan, Anna K ^a   Moiseev, Lev A ^b   Cantor, C R ^a   Davis, Brynmor ^a   Ippolito, S B ^a   Karl, William Clem ^a   Goldberg, Bennett B ^c   Ünlü, M Selim ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microscopy; Interference; Spectroscopy; Ultra high optical resolution

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; ETCHING; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; MONOLAYERS; SILICA; SPECTROSCOPY;

FLUORESCEIN MONOLAYER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER FILM; SPECTRAL SELF-INTERFERENCE;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0242661576     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.814191     Document Type: Article

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