Interference microscopy

Interference microscopy involves measurements of differences in the path between two beams of light that have been split.^[1][2][3][4]

Types include:

• Classical interference microscopy
• Differential interference contrast microscopy
• Fluorescence interference contrast microscopy
• Interference reflection microscopy

See also

• Phase contrast microscopy

References

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3. Jinming Zhang; Mirsaeid Sarollahi; Shirley Luckhart; Maria J. Harrison; Andreas E. Vasdekis (April 29, 2024). "Quantitative phase imaging by gradient retardance optical microscopy". Nature Scientific Reports. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
4. Peter J. de Groot; James F. Biegen (July 21, 2016). "Interference microscope objectives for wide-field areal surface topography measurements". Optical Engineering. 55 (7): 074110. Retrieved November 20, 2025.