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    • Interferometry
    • Image processing

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    • Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy is crucial for visualizing unstained specimens.
    • Traditional DIC methods often rely on specialized prisms and monochromatic light.
    • Achieving high-contrast DIC imaging with white light presents challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a new technique for generating white light DIC images.
    • To utilize a Sagnac interferometer (SI) for phase shifting and contrast enhancement.
    • To demonstrate improved contrast through controlled biased phase difference (BPD).

    Main Methods:

    • A lateral shearing, rotation phase shifting Sagnac interferometer (SI) was integrated into a microscope system.
    • Spatially coherent white light Kohler illumination was employed.
    • Phase shifts (biased phase difference - BPD) were introduced by rotating the SI, creating a colored background.

    Main Results:

    • The technique successfully produced white light DIC images.
    • Variable BPD generated a uniform intensity colored background.
    • Object-induced phase shifts modulated by BPD resulted in changes in intensity, hue, and color, enhancing contrast.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed Sagnac interferometer-based method offers a new approach to white light DIC microscopy.
    • Variable BPD is an effective means for improving image contrast.
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