The effect of detector size on the signal-to-noise ratio in confocal polarized light microscopy

T. Wilson; P. Török; P. D. Higdon

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00294.x

The effect of detector size on the signal-to-noise ratio in confocal polarized light microscopy

T. Wilson^*, P. Török, P. D. Higdon

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University of Oxford

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Abstract

We introduce a signal-to-noise ratio in an attempt to suggest an optimum pinhole size for confocal polarized light microscopes. We find that pinhole sizes which are typically 60% greater than those used in nonpolarized light confocal microscopy are appropriate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-14
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Microscopy
Volume	189
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00294.x
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Histology

Keywords

Confocal microscopy
Polarization
Signal-to-noise ratio

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