Miniaturized video-rate epi-third-harmonic-generation fiber-microscope

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 17382-17391

  Chia, Shih Hsuan ^a   Yu, Che Hang ^a   Lin, Chih Han ^a   Cheng, Nai Chia ^a   Liu, Tzu Ming ^a   Chan, Ming Che ^a   Chen, I Hsiu ^a   Sun, Chi Kuang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CLINICAL USE; HUMAN SKIN; IN-VIVO; LATERAL RESOLUTION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZED SYSTEMS; OPTICAL BIOPSIES; REAL TIME; SUBMICRON; THIRD HARMONIC GENERATIONS; ULTRAFAST PULSE; VIDEO FRAME; VIDEO RATES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; PHOTON; VIDEORECORDING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROSCOPY; MINIATURIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77955647911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.017382     Document Type: Article

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