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Optical Terminology
Optical Microscopes
Infinity-corrected Optical System
Reflected Illumination
Reflected Brightfield Observation
Reflected Darkfield Observation
Reflected Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) Observation
Reflected Fluorescence Observation
Polarized Observation
IR (Infrared) Observation
Objective Lens
Working Distance (W.D.)
Mechanical Tube Length
Parfocal Distance
Depth of Focus
Pupil Diameter and Beam Spot Diameter of Objective Lens
Relationship Between Focal Distance and Magnification of Objective Lens
Total Magnification (Eyepiece Observation, Video Monitor Observation)
Numerical Aperture (N.A.)
Resolving Power
Field Number (F.N.) and Field of View (F.O.V.)
Requirements for Ideal Image Formation
Categorization of Aberrations
Wavefront Aberration
Strehl Ratio
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The following pages give descriptions of optical terminology for the detailed understanding of microscopes.
Optical Microscopes
Infinity-corrected Optical System
Reflected Illumination
Reflected Brightfield Observation
Reflected Darkfield Observation
Reflected Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) Observation
Reflected Fluorescence Observation
Polarized Observation
IR (Infrared) Observation
Objective Lens
Working Distance (W.D.)
Mechanical Tube Length
Parfocal Distance
Depth of Focus
Pupil Diameter and Beam Spot Diameter of Objective Lens
Relationship Between Focal Distance and Magnification of Objective Lens
Total Magnification (Eyepiece Observation, Video Monitor Observation)
Numerical Aperture (N.A.)
Resolving Power
Field Number (F.N.) and Field of View (F.O.V.)
Requirements for Ideal Image Formation
Categorization of Aberrations
Wavefront Aberration
Strehl Ratio
Microscope Types
Optical Microscope
Simple Microscope
Compound Microscope
Scanning Probe Microscope
Atomic Force Microscope
Microscope Structures
Observation Optical System
Illumination Optical System
Finite Correction Optical System
Infinity-corrected Optical System
Koehler Illumination
Objective Lens
Achromat
Apochromat
Semi-apochromat (Fluorite)
Microscopy
Reflected Brightfield Observation
Reflected Darkfield Observation
Reflected Differential Interference Contrast Observation
Reflected Fluorescence Observation
Polarized Observation
IR (Infrared) Observation
Basic Terminology
Total Magnification
Resolving Power
Working Distance
Depth of Focus
Numerical Aperture
Field Number
Field of View
Focal Distance
Parfocal Distance
Mechanical Tube Length
Beam Spot Diameter
Pupil Diameter
Aberration
Aberration
Spherical Aberration
Coma Aberration
Astigmatic Aberration
Field Curvature Aberration
Distortion Aberration
Chromatic Aberration
Wavefront Aberration
Strehl Ratio
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