The Fluorescence Microscope

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The Fluorescence Microscope

Anatomy of the Fluorescence Microscope

Fluorescence microscopes have evolved with speed over the past decade, coupled to equally rapid advances in laser technology, solid-state detectors, interference thin film fabrication, and computer-based image analysis.

Fluorescence Microscopy with Transmitted Light

Discussed in this section are the various aspects of transmitted fluorescence illumination and equipment configurations needed to perform this type of microscopy.

Introduction to Laser Scanning Microscopes

Learn all about laser scanning microscopes, including their advantages, disadvantages, and the types of images they can produce.

Contributing Authors

Mortimer Abramowitz and William K. Fester - Olympus America, Inc., Two Corporate Center Drive., Melville, New York, 11747.

Brian Herman - Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229.

Douglas B. Murphy - Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and Microscope Facility, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, 107 WBSB, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

Matthew Parry-Hill and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.