Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 41101(2016)
Effect of Numerical Aperture on Focal Spot of Radially Polarized Beam in Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy
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Zhang Hong, Feng Jihong, Zhang Sen. Effect of Numerical Aperture on Focal Spot of Radially Polarized Beam in Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2016, 53(4): 41101
Category: Imaging Systems
Received: Sep. 29, 2015
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 25, 2016
The Author Email: Hong Zhang (zhanghong16@emails.bjut.edu.cn)