Interference microscopy

Interference microscopy involving measurements of differences in the path between two beams of light that have been split.^[1]

Types include:

• Classical interference microscopy
• Differential interference contrast microscopy
• Fluorescence interference contrast microscopy

See also

• Phase contrast microscopy

References

1. ^ MeSH Microscopy,+Interference

This science article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Science stubs Microscopy Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Joe Montana (actor) USS Courier (AMc-72) Look at other dictionaries: interference microscopy — noun A method of microscopy in which the phase changes caused by differences in the optical path within the specimen can be measured or made visible • • • Main Entry: ↑interfere * * * interference microscopy, the use of an interference microscope …   Useful english dictionary interference microscopy — Although all image formation depends on interference, the term is generally restricted to systems in which contrast comes from the recombination of a reference beam with light that has been retarded by passing through the object. Because the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology Classical interference microscopy — (also referred to as quantitative interference microscopy) uses two separate light beams with much greater lateral separation than that used in phase contrast microscopy or in differential interference microscopy (DIC). In variants of the… …   Wikipedia Microscopy — is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well known branches of microscopy, optical,… …   Wikipedia Interference microscope — might refer to: * Classical interference microscopy (interference between well separated beams) * Differential interference contrast microscopy (also called Nomarski Interference Contrast or Nomarski microscopy) * Fluorescence interference… …   Wikipedia interference microscope — interference microscopy. a microscope that utilizes light interference phenomena to create two superimposed images of an object, making possible the observation of transparent objects without using the staining technique. * * * interference… …   Useful english dictionary interference microscope — interference microscopy. a microscope that utilizes light interference phenomena to create two superimposed images of an object, making possible the observation of transparent objects without using the staining technique. * * * …   Universalium Interference lithography — (or holographic lithography) is a technique for patterning regular arrays of fine features, without the use of complex optical systems or photomasks. Basic principleThe basic principle is the same as in interferometry or holography. An… …   Wikipedia Microscopy — The examination of minute objects by means of a microscope, an instrument which provides an enlarged image of an object not visible with the naked eye. Aside from the usual microscopy, there are various special types of microscopy including, for… …   Medical dictionary interference reflection microscopy — An optical technique for detecting the topography of the side of a cell in contact with a planar substrate, and for providing information on the separation of the plasmalemma from the substrate. Interference between the reflections from the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”