Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 875-882

  Xu, C ^a   Wise, F W ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-IMAGING; BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; NONLINEAR MICROSCOPY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 84887100252     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.284     Document Type: Review

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