Typically in optical microscopy, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is calculated to quantify the image contrast which indicates how well different regions of interest in the image can be differentiated.

Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside ...

Over the past centuries, optical microscopy has been fundamental for exploring and understanding structural features and sample dynamics. Fluorescence microscopy, developed in the early 20th century, ...

Electron microscopy is a powerful technique that provides high-resolution images by focusing a beam of electrons to reveal fine structural details in biological and material specimens. 2 Because ...

Over the past decades, physicists and engineers have been trying to develop various technologies that leverage quantum mechanical effects, including quantum microscopes. These are microscopy tools ...