Noise analysis of a white-light supercontinuum light source for multiple wavelength confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2620-2624

  McConnell, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONFORCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; INTENSITY CORRELATIONS; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; WHITE-LIGHT SUPERCONTINUUM;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 23044500478     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/15/013     Document Type: Article

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