Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy

Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy

Phase-Contrast Microscopes
In-phase-contrast microscopes, interference between light directly passing through a cell and light refracted by cellular components is used to create high-contrast, high-resolution images without staining. It is the oldest and simplest type of microscope that creates an image by altering the wavelengths of light rays passing through the specimen. Altered wavelength paths are created using an annular stop in the condenser. The annular stop produces a hollow cone of...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Non-diffracting reconfigurable orbital angular momentum holography.

Optics express·2026

Same author

Observation of high-order quantum Pancharatnam-Berry phase with structured photons.

Fundamental research·2026

Same author

Multi-degree-of-freedom radially self-accelerating beams via angular-spectrum engineering.

Optics letters·2026

Same author

Structuring light with flows.

Nature communications·2026

Same author

Non-Hermitian interband coupling manipulation: from unidirectional reflectionless to unilateral perfect absorption.

Optics letters·2026

Same author

Revealing the occurrence characteristics, interaction mechanisms, and health risk of phthalates in agricultural soil of arid regions across Northwest China.

Environmental monitoring and assessment·2025

Same journal

Multifunctional reconfigurable terahertz metasurface based on vanadium dioxide phase transition: achieving broadband absorption and efficient polarization conversion.

Applied optics·2026

Same journal

High-Q-factor electromagnetically induced transparency utilizing quasi-bound states in the continuum in an all-dielectric terahertz metasurface.

Applied optics·2026

Same journal

Automated stitching interferometry for high-precision metrology of X-ray mirrors.

Applied optics·2026

Same journal

Experimental demonstration of an approach to designing a metal-dielectric DBR resonant cavity structure.

Applied optics·2026

Same journal

High-precision wavefront reconstruction from a single-shot interferogram using a physics-driven hybrid feature calibration network.

Applied optics·2026

Same journal

Ultra-high-Q Fano resonance based on coupled topological corner states in Kagome photonic crystals.

Applied optics·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 20, 2026

A Multimodal Wide-Field Fourier-Transform Raman Microscope

A Multimodal Wide-Field Fourier-Transform Raman Microscope

Published on: December 30, 2025

Tri-arm multipinhole interferometer for wavefront measurement and diffractive imaging.

Gong-Xiang Wei¹, Lei-Lei Lu, Cheng-Shan Guo

¹Department of Physics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.

|September 22, 2009

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

We developed a novel tri-arm multipinhole interferometer for wavefront measurement. This system directly extracts wavefront information from diffraction patterns, enabling real-time lensless imaging.

More Related Videos

Three-dimensional Super Resolution Microscopy of F-actin Filaments by Interferometric PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (iPALM)

Three-dimensional Super Resolution Microscopy of F-actin Filaments by Interferometric PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (iPALM)

Published on: December 1, 2016

High-Throughput Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence and Direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy Using a Photonic Chip

High-Throughput Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence and Direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy Using a Photonic Chip

Published on: November 16, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 20, 2026

A Multimodal Wide-Field Fourier-Transform Raman Microscope

A Multimodal Wide-Field Fourier-Transform Raman Microscope

Published on: December 30, 2025

Three-dimensional Super Resolution Microscopy of F-actin Filaments by Interferometric PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (iPALM)

Three-dimensional Super Resolution Microscopy of F-actin Filaments by Interferometric PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy (iPALM)

Published on: December 1, 2016

High-Throughput Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence and Direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy Using a Photonic Chip

High-Throughput Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence and Direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy Using a Photonic Chip

Published on: November 16, 2019

Area of Science:

Optical physics
Wavefront sensing
Diffractive imaging

Background:

Accurate wavefront measurement is crucial for optical system performance.
Existing methods often require complex iterative algorithms or specialized optics.
Lensless imaging techniques offer advantages in miniaturization and cost.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a novel tri-arm multipinhole interferometer for direct wavefront measurement.
To enable real-time lensless diffractive imaging using a rotatable multipinhole plate.
To eliminate the need for iterative algorithms in wavefront reconstruction.

Main Methods:

Design of a specialized tri-arm multipinhole (MP) plate.
Insertion of the MP plate between object and detector planes.
Analysis of far-field diffraction intensity patterns using Fourier transforms.
Implementation of a rotatable MP plate for coherent diffractive imaging.

Main Results:

Direct extraction of complex wavefront amplitude from Fourier transforms.
Demonstration of wavefront measurement without iterative reconstruction.
Successful application in a rotatable MP plate setup for lensless diffractive imaging.
Achieved real-time imaging capabilities.

Conclusions:

The tri-arm MP interferometer offers a direct and efficient method for wavefront measurement.
This technique provides a feasible pathway for real-time, lensless diffractive imaging.
The proposed system simplifies wavefront sensing and imaging processes.