Complete polarization and phase control for focus-shaping in high-NA microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 14015-14029

  Kenny, F ^a   Lara, D ^b   Rodriguez Herrera O G ^c   Dainty, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS;

ABSOLUTE PHASE; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FOCAL FIELDS; HIGH NA; LIGHT BEAM; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; POINCARE; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION STATE; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; SPATIAL POLARIZATION; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; THREE DIMENSIONS;

POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LENSES; LIGHTING; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST;

EID: 84863747416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.014015     Document Type: Article

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