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There is a sense in which every light microscope can be seen as an interference microscope. This view has been discussed by Hartley1 who makes a clear distinction between ‘conventional’ and interference instruments on the basis of whether or not it is possible to adjust the phase difference between interfering beams in a controlled manner. This distinction is valid both in theoretical and practical terms. It is the availability of control over interference effects that allows true interference microscopy to be quantitative. This quantitative aspect is important, more so than the generation of image contrast, in that the information gained on polymer and polymer product microstructure can be of considerable practical significance.
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Hemsley, D.A. (1989). Interference Microscopy of Polymers. In: Hemsley, D.A. (eds) Applied Polymer Light Microscopy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7474-9_6
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