Low cost lasers challenge ultrafast systems in two-photon excitation applications

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-44

  Tirri, M ^a   Vaarno, J ^a   Soini, J T ^a   Hanninen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioaffinity assays; Bioanalytics; In vitro diagnostics; Two photon excitation

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; CELLS; COSTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTONS; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

BIOACTIVE CARRIERS; BIOAFFINITY ASSAYS; BIOANALYTICS;

LASERS;

EID: 0346335505     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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