Differential polarization laser scanning microscopy. Biological applications

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5969, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Steinbach, G ^a   Besson, F ^a   Pomozi, I ^b   Garab, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b PI Vision Bt   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Differential polarization; Linear birefringence; Thylakoid membrane

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL POLARIZATION; LINEAR BIREFRINGENCE; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33244486498     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.639362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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