Development of a Microfabricated Scanning Endoscope Using SU-8 Based Optical Waveguide

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5047, Issue , 2003, Pages 305-313

  Wang, Wei Chih ^a   Panergo, Reynold ^a   Reinhall, Per ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantilever; Endoscope; Image acquisition; Optical MEMS; SU 8

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTORESISTS; SCANNING; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

IMAGE ACQUISITION;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 0344497360     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.483973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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