Theoretical development and experimental evaluation of imaging models for differential-interference-contrast microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2185-2199

  Preza, Chrysanthe ^a,b   Snyder, Donald L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EVALUATION STUDIES; FORECASTING; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033192625     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002185     Document Type: Article

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