@inproceedings{97cfaa7ec69e493d83e9cb9bc834fa64,
title = "Micro-optics and microengineering in biology and medicine",
abstract = "In the field of optics, as in most other domains, physical laws are dependant on the scale of observation. This has the consequence that optical devices in the sub-millimeter range must be understood and conceived differently. Similar considerations are sound for devices making use of interactions of photons with biological matter, at the cellular and tissue scale. In biological tissues, propagation of light is different at the micro-than at the millimeter or centimeter scale. This has the advantage that several innovative instruments are presently in development which make use of this specific properties of light propagating at small scale. The examples of micro-endoscopy and micro-holography for tissue imaging and diagnosis are given.",
author = "Christian Depeursinge",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2000 IEEE.; 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, MMB 2000 ; Conference date: 12-10-2000 Through 14-10-2000",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1109/MMB.2000.893803",
language = "English (US)",
series = "1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "351--355",
editor = "Andre Dittmar and David Beebe",
booktitle = "1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}