Diffraction-unlimited three-dimensional optical nanoscopy with opposing lenses

Nature Photonics

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 381-387

  Hell, Stefan W ^a   Schmidt, Roman ^a   Egner, Alexander ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; DIFFRACTION BARRIER; FAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; NANO-SCALE IMAGING; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RESOLUTION; TRANSPARENT OBJECTS;

DIFFRACTION; FLUORESCENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LENSES;

EID: 68049127996     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.112     Document Type: Article

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