• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 4, Issue 4, 046001 (2022)
Wensheng Wang1、†, Chuankang Li1, Zhengyi Zhan1, Zhimin Zhang1, Yubing Han1, Cuifang Kuang1、2、3、4、*, and Xu Liu1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Zhejiang University, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Hangzhou, China
  • 2Shanxi University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Taiyuan, China
  • 3Research Center for Intelligent Chips and Devices, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China
  • 4Zhejiang University, Ningbo Research Institute, Ningbo, China
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    Wensheng Wang, Chuankang Li, Zhengyi Zhan, Zhimin Zhang, Yubing Han, Cuifang Kuang, Xu Liu. Dual-modulation difference stimulated emission depletion microscopy to suppress the background signal[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(4): 046001 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Wensheng Wang, Chuankang Li, Zhengyi Zhan, Zhimin Zhang, Yubing Han, Cuifang Kuang, Xu Liu. Dual-modulation difference stimulated emission depletion microscopy to suppress the background signal[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(4): 046001
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