Pupil plane differential detection microscopy.
Opt Lett
; 43(18): 4410-4412, 2018 Sep 15.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30211877
ABSTRACT
Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy is a powerful technique for imaging phase objects in transparent samples but does not work with scattering samples. This Letter, to the best of our knowledge, describes a new technique for obtaining DIC-like phase-gradient images in scattering media based on differential detection of forward-scattered light, using detectors arranged in a ring configuration around the microscope objective pupil or its conjugate pupil plane. This method, called pupil plane differential detection (P2D2) microscopy, does not need polarization optics or a confocal pinhole, yet produces images that are free of speckles and interference noises. We compared the P2D2 imaging technique with reflectance confocal microscopy and demonstrated P2D2 as a simple add-on to conventional laser scanning microscopes.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Opt Lett
Year:
2018
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Article