Optical microscopy is a key method for cell biology, biophysics and soft matter physics. The advent of reliable high-sensitivity electronic image recording combined with digital image processing has turned light microscopy into a highly quantitative method. Moreover, modern light microscopy performs reliably very close to the physical limits and offers a surprising variety of different contrast generation mechanisms. However, to exploit the considerable potential of modern light microscopy, the user has to understand the underlying optical principles. This lab course is intended for students that have participated in the lecture "Introduction to Optical Microscopy" last semester and aims at teaching basic microscopy techniques. The course will take place in Jülich and Düsseldorf and will cover the following topics:
December 15-18
BioSoft