Effects of polarization on the de-excitation dark focal spot in STED microscopy

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Hao, Xiang ^a   Kuang, Cuifang ^a   Wang, Tingting ^a   Liu, Xu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffraction theory; Fluorescence microscopy; Polarization

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION;

DE-EXCITATIONS; DIFFRACTION THEORY; FOCAL SPOT; INPUT LIGHT; STED MICROSCOPIES; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY;

STIMULATED EMISSION;

EID: 78349259301     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/11/115707     Document Type: Article

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