Chamber of reflection sample
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The introduction of any kind of instability in the interferometric system, including differential vibrations or air perturbations in the interferometer arms, causes measurement errors and can significantly degrade the quality of the recorded phase profile of the sample.Ĭommon-path interferometers provide a partial solution to the instability problem. The reference and sample arms in these conventional interferometers have different optical paths.
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WFDI phase measurements of transparent biological sample dynamics are frequently performed by modified Mach-Zehnder or Michelson interferometric setups, where at least one microscope objective is inserted in the beam path to magnify the sample. 1, 2, 3, 4 By recording the interference pattern between the light that has interacted with the sample and the mutually coherent reference wave, WFDI captures the complex wavefront of the sample field, containing the quantitative phase profile of the sample. Wide-field digital interferometry (WFDI) is a label-free technique providing quantitative measurements of optical path delays (OPDs) associated with optically transparent samples. Tracking these dynamic phenomena can provide valuable spatial-temporal data for cell biology studies, as well as provide early indications of malfunctions due to disease, which can be used as biomarkers.
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These intrinsic transients can occur over time scales ranging from days to less than milliseconds. Optically transparent biological samples, such as isolated biological cells and certain microorganisms in culture, are 3-D dynamic entities, constantly adjusting their biophysical features, shapes, volumes, and spatial locations.