Optical Microscopy (in German)

The most important aspects of light microscope technology, as well as advanced and modern microscopic techniques!

Even 150 years after its industrial production began, the microscope is still an indispensable tool in medicine, biology and materials science. This book first explains the most important aspects of the functioning and structure of the different types of light microscopes. It describes the function of the various controls and how they affect the image result. The following chapters describe the most important contrast methods and the latest high-resolution techniques that have ushered in a new era of optical microscopy.

The text is easy to understand, with practical examples and numerous microscope images.

From the contents:

• Optical magnification: From magnifying glasses to microscopes
• The upright transmitted light microscope: design and function
• The upright reflected light microscope
• The inverted microscope: structure and function
• The stereo microscope: structure and function
• Contrasting methods in microscopy
• Modern microscopic methods

The author Jörg Haus is product manager for optical microscopes at Helmut Hund GmbH, Wetzlar. After studying physics and obtaining his doctorate at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, he gained more than ten years of experience in production measurement technology and optical sensor technology.