Optimized extended depth of focus simulated analysis for confocal microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1378-1384

  Duadi, Hamootal ^a   Margalit, Ofer ^a   Zalevsky, Zeev ^a   Sarafis, Vassilios ^b,c,d,e  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTIMIZATION;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; DEPTH OF FOCUS; EFFECTIVE DEPTH; EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS; FLUORESCENCE EFFICIENCY; FOCAL DEPTH; LATERAL RESOLUTION; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; SIMULATED ANALYSIS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77955986467     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.001378     Document Type: Article

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