Demonstration of high lateral resolution in laser confocal microscopy using annular and radially polarized light

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 441-446

  Kim, Jeongyong ^a   Kim, Dae Chul ^a   Back, Seng Hun ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Annular pupil; Confocal microscope; Lateral resolution; Radial polarization

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LASER EXCITATION;

ANNULAR PUPIL; CENTRAL PEAKS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; HIGH-LATERAL RESOLUTION; LASER CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; LATERAL RESOLUTION; LINEARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; OPTICAL IMAGE; RADIAL POLARIZATION; RADIALLY POLARIZED;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION;

EID: 66749131527     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20689     Document Type: Article

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