Phase-retrieved pupil function and coherent transfer function in confocal microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-107

  Foreman, M R ^a,b   Giusca, C L ^a   Torok P ^a   Leach, R K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D transfer function; Confocal microscopy; Phase retrieval

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

3D TRANSFER FUNCTION; COHERENT TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; FUNCTION TRANSFERS; INTENSITY POINT SPREAD FUNCTIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PHASE RETRIEVAL; PUPIL FUNCTION; REFLECTION TYPE; TWO PHASE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COHERENT TRANSFER FUNCTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EYE EXAMINATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; ILLUMINATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PHASE RETRIEVED PUPIL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84878989404     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12050     Document Type: Article

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