Nomarski's DIC microscopy: A review

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1846, Issue , 1992, Pages 10-25

  Pluta, Maksymilian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED OPTICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

DIC MICROSCOPIES; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST; DIRECTIONAL SENSITIVITY; OPTICAL SECTIONING; SPECIFIC PROPERTIES;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 85075801748     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.171873     Document Type: Conference Paper

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