Abstract

Images of circular phase objects in partially coherent light have been studied. It has been shown that recognizable contrast is obtained in the image of phase objects formed by an ordinary microscope even when the cone of the illuminating beam is sizable and the microscope is focused perfectly.

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Diffraction Images of Annular and Disk-like Objects under Partially Coherent Illumination

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Diffraction Images of Circular Objects in High-Resolution Microscopy

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Fresnel Diffraction of the Plane Phase Grating

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Effects of Small Aberrations on the Images of Partially Coherent Objects*

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