Title :
Characterization of optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy in comparison to confocal microscopy
Author :
U-Thainual, Paweena ; Do-Hyun Kim
Author_Institution :
US Food & Drug Adm., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
Lateral resolution and depth discrimination in turbid samples was measured with optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy (ORPAM) and compared to confocal microscopy (CM). ORPAM signal strength and CM resolution were relatively less affected by scattering.
Keywords :
acoustic microscopy; image resolution; light scattering; optical microscopy; photoacoustic effect; depth discrimination; lateral resolution; optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy; scattering; turbid samples; Image resolution; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Signal resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
