Reflective interferometric chamber for quantitative phase imaging of biological sample dynamics.
Journal Article (Letter)
We introduce a new interferometric setup for single-exposure wide-field holographic phase imaging of highly dynamic biological samples. In this setup, the interferometric signal originates from a specially designed reflective interferometric chamber (InCh), creating an off-axis interferogram on the output plane of the system. The setup only requires the InCh and a simple reflection-mode two lens imaging system, without the need for additional optical elements such as gratings in the beam path. In addition, due to the close-to-common-path geometry of the setup, phase noise is greatly reduced. We experimentally compare the inherent phase stability of the system in ambient conditions to that of a conventional interferometer. We also demonstrate use of this system for wide-field quantitative phase imaging of two different highly dynamic, optically transparent biological samples: beating myocardial cells and moving unicellular microorganisms.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Shaked, NT; Zhu, Y; Badie, N; Bursac, N; Wax, A
Published Date
- May 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 15 / 3
Start / End Page
- 030503 -
PubMed ID
- 20614989
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4588377
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1560-2281
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1083-3668
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1117/1.3420179
Language
- eng