confocal scanning microscope

Definition: A microscope that uses a Nipkow disk or a laser to produce point-probing raster scanning, yielding images with very high contrast in the third dimension. A small aperture at the secondary focus of the objective lens narrows the depth of focus and obstructs most of the light reflected from out-of-focus objects. See point-probing scanning optical microscope

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