Differential interference contrast microscopy as a polarimetric instrument

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Resnick, A [1 ]
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[1] Logicon Fed Data, Brookpark, OH 44142 USA
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10.1364/AO.41.000038
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy is shown to be equivalent to an incomplete Stokes polarimeter capable of probing optical properties of materials on microscopic-length scales. The Mueller matrix for a DIC microscope is calculated for various types of samples, and the polarimetric properties for DIC component parts of a spaceflight microscope are spectrally measured. As a practical application, a measurement of the index mismatch between colloidal particles and a nearly index-matched fluid bath was performed. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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