Description: Current research topics in modern light microscopy: optics principles (statistical optics, Gaussian optics, elastic light scattering, dynamic light scattering); traditional microscopy (bright field, dark field, DIC, phase contract, confocal, epi-fluorescence, confocal fluorescence); current research topics (multiphoton, CARS, STED, FRET, FIONA, STORM, PALM, quantitative phase).

Text: Introduction to Optical Microscopy by J. Mertz (Roberts and Company, 2010)

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Gabriel Popescu (2012), "Illinois ECE 564 Modern Light Microscopy," https://nanohub.org/resources/13845.

1. bioengineering
2. Biomedical Imaging
3. course lecture
4. Imaging
5. microscopy
6. nano/bio
7. optics