Microsphere-assisted single-shot polarization holographic microscopy for quantitative birefringence imaging of dynamic samples

Qingyang Yue; Hao Ma; Yabo Han; Hongyi Huang; Xianlong Liu; Yang Yang; Chengshan Guo

doi:10.3788/COL202523.030501

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 3, 030501(2025)

Microsphere-assisted single-shot polarization holographic microscopy for quantitative birefringence imaging of dynamic samples

Qingyang Yue^1,2,3, Hao Ma^1,2,3, Yabo Han^1,2,3, Hongyi Huang^1,2,3, Xianlong Liu^1,2,3, Yang Yang^1,2,3、*, and Chengshan Guo^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations & Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China

²Collaborative Innovation Center of Light Manipulation and Applications, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China

³Joint Research Center of Light Manipulation Science and Photonic Integrated Chip of East China Normal University and Shandong Normal University, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China

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Qingyang Yue, Hao Ma, Yabo Han, Hongyi Huang, Xianlong Liu, Yang Yang, Chengshan Guo, "Microsphere-assisted single-shot polarization holographic microscopy for quantitative birefringence imaging of dynamic samples," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 030501 (2025)

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