Title :
Phase, amplitude and polarization microscope using a robust and compact interferometer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mol. Biol. & Genetics, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We coupled a compact and robust phase-shifting and shearing interferometer (sampling field sensor) to the imaging port of a standard, infinity corrected, transmission microscope to obtain phase, amplitude and polarization images of unstained biological samples.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical optical imaging; cellular biophysics; light interferometers; optical microscopes; optical sensors; phase shifting interferometry; shearography; amplitude images; human cheek cell; phase images; polarization images; polarization microscope; robust phase-shifting interferometer; sampling field sensor; shearing interferometer; transmission microscope; unstained biological samples; Biosensors; Couplings; H infinity control; Image sampling; Image sensors; Microscopy; Phase shifting interferometry; Polarization; Robustness; Shearing; 110.0180; 110.1758; 110.7348; 170.0180; 170.3010; 180.3170; 180.6900; 260.1440; 260.3160; 350.5030;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
