DIFFRACTION PHASE MICROSCOPY FOR QUANTIFYING CELL STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS, OPT. LETT., 31, 775 (2006)

G. POPESCU, T. IKEDA, R. R. DASARI, AND M. S. FELD
2006

We have developed diffraction phase microscopy as a new technique for quantitative phase imaging of biological structures. The method combines the principles of common path interferometry and single-shot phase imaging and is characterized by subnanometer path-length stability and millisecond-scale acquisition time. The potential of the technique for quantifying nanoscale motions in live cells is demonstrated by experiments on red blood cells.