Optimizing the performance of dual-axis confocal microscopes via Monte-Carlo scattering simulations and diffraction theory

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Ye ^a   Liu, Jonathan T C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast; diffraction theory; dual axis confocal microscopy; line scanning; Monte Carlo simulation; optical sectioning microscopy; point scanning; resolution

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST; DIFFRACTION THEORY; DUAL AXIS; LINESCANNING; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SCATTERING;

MICROSCOPES;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SKIN; THEORETICAL MODEL; DEVICES; PROCEDURES;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84879651108     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.6.066006     Document Type: Article

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