Electronics Letters · 1991 · 63 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsBiomedical OpticsOpticsPhotonicsConfocal MicroscopyFiber OpticsOptical FibersOptical ImagingOptical InstrumentsEndoscopic Fiber OpticsEndoscopic Optical ImagingFiber-optic EndoscopesFiber-optic EndoscopyLateral ResolutionMicroscopySingle-mode Fibers
A phase sensitive scanning fibre-optic microscope designed to be used as an endoscope is described. Confocal operation with single mode fibre acting as a spatial filter is demonstrated; 0.8μm lateral resolution is achieved.
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