Lateral resolution enhancement in confocal microscopy by vectorial aperture engineering

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 701-707

  Boruah, B R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ANALYTICAL TREATMENT; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; FLUORESCENCE MODE; HIGH SPATIAL FREQUENCY; ILLUMINATION BEAMS; LATERAL RESOLUTION; REFLECTION MODES;

MICROSCOPES;

EID: 76649142427     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000701     Document Type: Article

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