Resolution and contrast generation - Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)

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Phase changes between two light rays...

Are first converted to a change in the direction of polarization by Wollaston prisms

The change in direction of polarization...

Is then detected as in a polarized light microscope

A second Wollaston prism...

Behind the condensor recombines the light.
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Signal in DIC is  a function of...

The local gradient in path length.

What boundaries create the most contrast?

Boundaries perpendicular to the direction of shift

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