Laser scanning microscopy

Abstract

The advancement of laser technology allows us to use various different optical phenomena for material analysis. This benefit of the laser has also expanded the application of laser microscopy to various research fields. Not only observing the shape of the sample, laser microscopy can visualize the interiors of the sample noninvasively and also analyze the sample material with a combination of a spectroscopic techniques. In this article, I introduce the principles of laser microscopy, the imaging properties and the applications.