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Diffraction tomography for biological cells imaging using digital holographic microscopy

Christian Depeursinge
2010
Conference Papers

Abstract

Many biological objects are mainly transparent and weakly scattering, thus a promising (and already widely used) way of imaging them consists in considering optical refractive index variations. The method proposed here permits 3D imaging of the refractive index distribution with a tomographic approach. Usually, the classical Radon transform does not sufficiently take into account the physical interaction between light and biological cells, therefore diffraction has to be considered.

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Christian Depeursinge
2010
Conference Papers

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/caf92608-0acd-45d7-ac40-9265ab5706b0

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Refractive index

In optics, the refractive index (or refraction index) of an optical medium is a dimensionless number that gives the indication of the light bending ability of that medium. The refractive index determines how much the path of light is bent, or refracted, when entering a material. This is described by Snell's law of refraction, n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2, where θ1 and θ2 are the angle of incidence and angle of refraction, respectively, of a ray crossing the interface between two media with refractive indices n1 and n2.

Refraction

In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another. The redirection can be caused by the wave's change in speed or by a change in the medium. Refraction of light is the most commonly observed phenomenon, but other waves such as sound waves and water waves also experience refraction. How much a wave is refracted is determined by the change in wave speed and the initial direction of wave propagation relative to the direction of change in speed.

Gradient-index optics

Gradient-index (GRIN) optics is the branch of optics covering optical effects produced by a gradient of the refractive index of a material. Such gradual variation can be used to produce lenses with flat surfaces, or lenses that do not have the aberrations typical of traditional spherical lenses. Gradient-index lenses may have a refraction gradient that is spherical, axial, or radial. The lens of the eye is the most obvious example of gradient-index optics in nature. In the human eye, the refractive index of the lens varies from approximately 1.

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