A GRISM-based probe for spectrally encoded confocal microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-124

  Pitris, C ^a   Bouma, B E ^a   Shiskov, M ^a   Tearney, G J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; DERMATOLOGY; FIBER OPTICS; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANTIREFLECTION COATING (AR); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 3042690473     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.000120     Document Type: Article

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