Studies on the Confocal Laser Microscope

This book provides a thorough exploration of various modulated apertures and their impact on improving microscope resolution, with a focus on confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM). Over the course of eleven chapters, it looks at both the theoretical aspects and practical applications of different aperture shapes.

Chapters 1 and 2 review apertures with linear, quadratic, and concentric black-and...