Reduced deep-tissue image degradation in three-dimensional multiphoton microscopy with concentric two-color two-photon fluorescence excitation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 976-982

  Wang, Chen ^a   Qiao, Lingling ^a   Mao, Zhengle ^a   Cheng, Ya ^a   Xu, Zhizhan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

ENHANCED PENETRATION; EXCITATION BEAMS; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION; MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPY; SCATTERING MEDIUM; TISSUE IMAGES; TWO PHOTON FLUORESCENCE; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS;

COLOR;

EID: 50449106496     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.000976     Document Type: Article

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