Chapter 1 Components
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Components
3
System Configuration and Controls for Differential Interference Contrast
Microscopy
This section describes the components required for differential interference contrast microscopy.
Fundamental components used in common with bright-field microscopy are omitted. For details, see “1 System
Configuration and Controls for Bright/Dark-field Microscopy.”
IN
ND
8
ND
32
NCB
11
OUT
1
2
A
λ
50
60
70
• A DIC module must be installed on the motorized universal condenser.
• Epi-fluorescence components are also required when performing differential interference contrast/epi-fluorescence
microscopy.
• See the figure for bright-field system for control box A and DS-L3 DS Camera Control Unit.
Motorized nosepiece (Model:
NI-ND6-E)
DIC rotating polarize
(D-DP)
DIC objective
Motorized universal condense
(Model: NI-CUD-E)
DIC Analyzer slide
(Model: D-DA)
Lambda plate (Model: D-LP)
DIC slider (Model: D-C)
Polarizer rotation
clamp scre
Polarizer fixing screw