Improving DIC microscopy with polarization modulation

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-254

  Holzwarth, G ^a   Webb, S C ^a   Kubinski, D J ^b   Allen, N S ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential interference contrast microscopy; Interference contrast microscopy; Polarization modulation; Video enhanced microscopy

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; LIGHT INCIDENT; LIGHT MICROSCOPES; LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATORS; POLARIZATION-MODULATION; VIDEO ENHANCED MICROSCOPY; WOLLASTON PRISM;

POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIATOM; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031472547     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2500807.x     Document Type: Article

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