On the complex point spread function in interferometric cross-polarisation microscopy

BT Miles, X Hong, H Gersen - Optics Express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
The ability to characterize the Point Spread Function (PSF) is crucial in practical microscopy,
but requires knowledge of the complex PSF for approaches that detect fields instead of …

Stain-free quantification of chromosomes in live cells using regularized tomographic phase microscopy

Y Sung, W Choi, N Lue, RR Dasari, Z Yaqoob - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Refractive index imaging is a label-free technique that enables long-term monitoring of the
internal structures and molecular composition in living cells with minimal perturbation …

Two-step-only phase-shifting interferometry with optimized detector bandwidth for microscopy of live cells

NT Shaked, Y Zhu, MT Rinehart, A Wax - Optics Express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We present a phase-shifting interferometric technique for imaging live biological cells in
growth media, while optimizing spatial resolution and enabling potential real-time …

Quantitative phase restoration in differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy

SS Kou, CJR Sheppard - Optical and Digital Image …, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Phase contrast imaging is a specific technique in optical microscopy that is able to capture
the minute structures of unlabeled biological sample from contrast generated in the …

Quantitative phase microscopy of biological cell dynamics by wide-field digital interferometry

NT Shaked, MT Rinehart, A Wax - Coherent Light Microscopy: Imaging and …, 2011 - Springer
Interferometric phase measurements of wide-field images of biological cells provide a
quantitative tool for cell biology, as well as for medical diagnosis and monitoring. Visualizing …

Tomographic phase microscopy

W Choi, C Fang-Yen, K Badizadegan, S Oh, N Lue… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
We report a technique for quantitative three-dimensional (3D) mapping of refractive index in
live cells and tissues using a phase-shifting laser interferometric microscope with variable …

Optical diffraction tomography for high resolution live cell imaging

Y Sung, W Choi, C Fang-Yen, K Badizadegan… - Optics express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We report the experimental implementation of optical diffraction tomography for quantitative
3D mapping of refractive index in live biological cells. Using a heterodyne Mach-Zehnder …

Dual-interference-channel quantitative-phase microscopy of live cell dynamics

NT Shaked, MT Rinehart, A Wax - Optics letters, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We introduce and experimentally demonstrate a fast and accurate method for quantitative
imaging of the dynamics of live biological cells. Using a dual-channel interferometric setup …

Optical‐mechanical signatures of cancer cells based on fluctuation profiles measured by interferometry

Y Bishitz, H Gabai, P Girshovitz… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We propose to establish a cancer biomarker based on the unique optical‐mechanical
signatures of cancer cells measured in a noncontact, label‐free manner by optical …

Quantitative optical microscopy: measurement of cellular biophysical features with a standard optical microscope

KG Phillips, SM Baker-Groberg… - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2014 - jove.com
We describe the use of a standard optical microscope to perform quantitative measurements
of mass, volume, and density on cellular specimens through a combination of bright field …