Influence of surface reflective properties on differential interference contrast microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 4547-4558

  Theodoly, Olivier ^a   Gabriele, Sylvain ^a   Valignat, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; REFRACTOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 49849098718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.004547     Document Type: Article

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