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Introduction to Optical Microscopy

Introduction to Optical Microscopy

Introduction to Optical Microscopy

2nd Edition
Jerome Mertz , Boston University
September 2019
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Hardback
9781108428309

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    This fully updated, self-contained textbook covering modern optical microscopy equips students with a solid understanding of the theory underlying a range of advanced techniques. Two new chapters cover pump-probe techniques, and imaging in scattering media, and additional material throughout covers light-sheet microscopy, image scanning microscopy, and much more. An array of practical techniques are discussed, from classical phase contrast and confocal microscopy, to holographic, structured illumination, multi-photon, and coherent Raman microscopy, and optical coherence tomography. Fundamental topics are also covered, including Fourier optics, partial coherence, 3D imaging theory, statistical optics, and the physics of scattering and fluorescence. With a wealth of end-of-chapter problems, and a solutions manual for instructors available online, this is an invaluable book for electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and physics students taking graduate courses on optical microscopy, as well as advanced undergraduates, professionals, and researchers looking for an accessible introduction to the field.

    • Self-contained, covering fundamental physical theory as well as practical applications
    • Provides comprehensive coverage of both classical and modern optical microscopy techniques
    • Includes numerous end-of-chapter problems, with a solutions manual for instructors available online

    Reviews & endorsements

    'Of the many books available on microscopy, my favorite has been Introduction to Optical Microscopy by Jerome Mertz. Now this excellent book is available in an even better second edition.' Joseph W. Goodman, Stanford University, California

    'For advanced undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and engineers who want to gain indepth understanding of the principles of optical microscopy or develop their own microscopes, this book is a must-have.' Yang Liu, University of Pittsburgh

    'No other book covers microscopy theory as broadly as Mertz’s, nor with his consistent focus on ts theoretical underpinnings. His book fills a clear pedagogical gap in the literature, and is an excellent resource for professionals as well as students new to the field.' Neil Switz, San Jose State University

    'This excellent, perspicuous textbook, based on Fourier and statistical optics, details the derivations of the equations used to mathematize the physics of optical microscopy.' Barry R. Masters, Optics & Photonics News

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    Product details

    September 2019
    Hardback
    9781108428309
    462 pages
    252 × 195 × 25 mm
    1.18kg
    164 b/w illus. 192 exercises
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Monochromatic wave propagation
    • 3. Monochromatic field propagation through lens
    • 4. Intensity propagation
    • 5. 3D imaging
    • 6. Radiometry
    • 7. Intensity fluctuations
    • 8. Detection noise
    • 9. Absorption and scattering
    • 10. Widefield microscopy
    • 11. Interference microscopy
    • 12. Optical coherence tomography
    • 13. Fluorescence
    • 14. Confocal microscopy
    • 15. Structured illumination microscopy
    • 16. Multiphoton microscopy
    • 17. Multiharmonic microscopy
    • 18. Pump-probe microscopy
    • 19. Superresolution
    • 20. Imaging in scattering media
    • Appendix A. Properties of Fourier transforms
    • Appendix B. Miscellaneous math
    • Appendix C. Jones matrix description of polarization.
      Author
    • Jerome Mertz

      Jerome Mertz is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Biomicroscopy Laboratory at Boston University. Prior to joining Boston University, he was a CNRS researcher at the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles in Paris. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

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