Confocal Laser Scanning Polarimetry Book Chapter

Gonzalez, M, Du Le, VN, Ramella-Roman, JC. (2022). Confocal Laser Scanning Polarimetry . 321-344. 10.1007/978-3-031-04741-1_12

cited authors

  • Gonzalez, M; Du Le, VN; Ramella-Roman, JC

abstract

  • Confocal laser scanning polarimetry is an emerging imaging modality that combines the strength of standard confocal microscopy with the selectivity of polarization. As an imaging modality, confocal laser scanning polarimetry has been used to characterize biological tissue with known birefringent properties. The depth-dependent change in the polarization state of the incident beam has been observed in a variety of environments providing heightened contrast and visualizing structures that would not be visible otherwise. In some cases, this information has also been leveraged to improve our understanding of bulk tissue-polarized remittance. This chapter will discuss the fundamentals of confocal laser scanning polarimetry, instrument development, and applications.

publication date

  • January 1, 2022

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

start page

  • 321

end page

  • 344