Quantitative phase spectroscopy.
Published
Journal Article
Quantitative phase spectroscopy is presented as a novel method of measuring the wavelength-dependent refractive index of microscopic volumes. Light from a broadband source is filtered to an ~5 nm bandwidth and rapidly tuned across the visible spectrum in 1 nm increments by an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF). Quantitative phase images of semitransparent samples are recovered at each wavelength using off-axis interferometry and are processed to recover relative and absolute dispersion measurements. We demonstrate the utility of this approach by (i) spectrally averaging phase images to reduce coherent noise, (ii) measuring absorptive and dispersive features in microspheres, and (iii) quantifying bulk hemoglobin concentrations by absolute refractive index measurements. Considerations of using low coherence illumination and the extension of spectral techniques in quantitative phase measurements are discussed.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Rinehart, M; Zhu, Y; Wax, A
Published Date
- May 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 3 / 5
Start / End Page
- 958 - 965
PubMed ID
- 22567588
Pubmed Central ID
- 22567588
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2156-7085
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2156-7085
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1364/boe.3.000958
Language
- eng