title: Size of the detector in confocal imaging systems.
abstract: We consider the role of the detector size in the imaging of confocal systems. We introduce a criterion for detector size to give true confocal operation and show that the lateral resolution is considerably more sensitive to detector size than is the depth-discrimination or optical-sectioning property.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: A R
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authors.lastname: Carlini