Simulation of a theta line-scanning confocal microscope

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Simon, Blair ^a   DiMarzio, Charles A ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain modeling; Reflectance confocal microscope; Skin; Theta line scanner

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SKIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SKIN;

BISTATIC IMAGING CONFIGURATION; CONFOCAL REFLECTANCE THETA MICROSCOPES; IMAGING GEOMETRY; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; THETA LINE SCANNERS;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 37549046342     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2821425     Document Type: Article

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