Fast Axial-Scanning Widefield Microscopy with Constant Magnification and Resolution

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 913-920

  Martinez Corral, Manuel ^a   Hsieh, Po Yuan ^b   Doblas, Ana ^a   Sanchez Ortiga, Emilio ^a   Saavedra, Genaro ^a   Huang, Yi Pai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axial scanning; liquid crystal lens; liquid lens; telecentricity; three dimensional (3D) microscopy

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SCANNING;

AXIAL SCANNING; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; LIQUID LENS; TELECENTRICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MICROSCOPY;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84959258616     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2015.2404347     Document Type: Article

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