Fiber-optic confocal microscopy using a spatial light modulator
- 15 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 25 (24) , 1780-1782
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.25.001780
Abstract
We present a novel fiber-optic confocal microscope in which the scanning operation is achieved by use of a spatial light modulator (SLM) to sequentially illuminate individual fibers or patterns of multiple fibers. Experimental images are presented, and the optical-sectioning capability of the device is demonstrated. The novel SLM-based system is more optically efficient, achieves higher contrast, and has improved optical-sectioning capabilities compared with those of other proposed instruments for confocal microendoscopy.Keywords
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