Quantitative phase imaging

Hello there! Are you ready to learn about quantitative phase imaging? It's a special way of taking pictures using light.

Have you ever looked at a shiny object like a spoon and saw your reflection? That's because light bounces off of the spoon and goes into your eyes. But did you know that light can also bend when it goes through objects? That's what happens with certain materials like glass or water.

Quantitative phase imaging uses special cameras and microscopes to measure how much light bends as it passes through an object. This bending is called phase shift. By measuring the phase shift, scientists can create pictures that show the different structures inside the object.

It's like looking through a pair of X-ray glasses, but instead of using harmful radiation, we use light to see inside things. These pictures can be used to study tiny cells and organisms, as well as the materials that make up our world.

In a way, quantitative phase imaging is like taking an ultrasound or MRI of an object, but instead of sound waves or magnetic fields, we use light to get a closer look. And that's how we can see objects in a new and unique way through the power of quantitative phase imaging!