Harmonic phase-dispersion microscope with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Ahn, Andrew and Yang, Changhuei and Wax, Adam and Popescu, Gabriel and Fang-Yen, Christopher and Badizadegan, Kamran and Dasari, Ramachandra R. and Feld, Michael S. (2005) Harmonic phase-dispersion microscope with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Applied Optics, 44 (7). pp. 1188-1190. ISSN 0003-6935 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:AHNao05

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Abstract

Harmonic phase-dispersion microscopy (PDM) is a new imaging technique in which contrast is provided by differences in refractive index at two harmonically related wavelengths. We report a new configuration of the harmonic phase-dispersion microscope in a Mach-Zehnder geometry as an instrument for imaging biological samples. Several improvements on the earlier design are demonstrated, including a single-pass configuration and acousto-optic modulators for generating the heterodyne signals without mechanical arm scanning. We demonstrate quantitative phase-dispersion images of test structures and biological samples.

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Additional Information:	© 2005 Optical Society of America Received 3 June 2004; revised manuscript received 20 October 2004; accepted 20 October 2004. This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health grant P41-RR02594-18 and by the Hamamatsu Corporation.
Subject Keywords:	Medical and biological imaging; Interferometry
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