Proposition of single molecular orientation determination using polarization controlled beam by liquid crystal spatial light modulators

Optical Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-41

  Hashimoto, Mamoru ^a   Yamada, Kazuaki ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microscopy; Liquid crystal spatial light modulator; Molecular orientation; Optical microscopy; Single molecular detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944447244     PISSN: 13406000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10043-005-0037-7     Document Type: Article

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