Quantum cascade laser-based replacement for FTIR microscopy

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7902, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Weida, Miles J ^a   Yee, Brandon ^a  

^a Daylight Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

imaging; infrared; laser; microscopy; multispectral; quantum cascade

Indexed keywords

IMAGING; INFRARED; MICROSCOPY; MULTI-SPECTRAL; QUANTUM CASCADE;

BIOMOLECULES; BOLOMETERS; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROSCOPES; PROBES; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; TISSUE;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 79954564434     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.873954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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