Optical modeling of an ultrathin scanning fiber endoscope, a preliminary study of confocal versus non-confocal detection

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7548-7562

  Barhoum, Erek S ^a   Johnston, Richard S ^b   Seibel, Eric J ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAY TRACING;

CONFOCAL GEOMETRY; FIBER DEFLECTION; OPTICAL MODELS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 25144435089     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007548     Document Type: Article

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