Optimization of the design of a multiple-photon excitation laser scanning fluorescence imaging system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2984, Issue , 1997, Pages 25-29

  Wokosin, David L ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D; 4 D; Confocal; Laser scanning fluorescence microscopy; Non descanned emission collection; Three photon excitation; Two photon excitation

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROPHORES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; SCANNING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLID STATE LASERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3-D; 4-D; CONFOCAL; NON-DESCANNED EMISSION COLLECTION; THREE-PHOTON EXCITATION; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATION;

LASER EXCITATION;

EID: 0347847644     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.271272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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