1985-03-12
1986-11-11
Corbin, John K.
G02B 2106
Patent
active
046219110
ABSTRACT:
An optical microscope and a method are described wherein a luminescent specimen is located in, and illuminated by, a nodal standing wave field. Luminescence (fluorescence or phosphorescence) is excited in a series of parallel equispaced laminar antinodal zones separated by a series of dark nodal zones that span the specimen. By controlling the node spacing and phase of the standing wave field, a set of luminescence images of the specimen can be observed and recorded. Means can be provided for computing a three-dimensional distribution of light emitters within the specimen from this set of images.
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Lanni Frederick
Taylor D. Lansing
Waggoner Alan S.
Carnegie-Mellon University
Corbin John K.
Lemmo Vincent J.
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