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Name: Kathy Brasch
Site: http://www.nationalmicroscope.com/
About Author: National Microscope Exchange has been in business since 1991, selling and servicing refractometers and microscopes. The service staff has 30 years of experience with microscopes, and is the authorized United States service facility for Atago brand refractometers.


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How Polarized Light Works in a Microscope

Normal light waves go in every direction.  In a polarizing microscope the light waves are managed using two polarizing filters.  One is called the analyzer and the other is the polarizer.
One way to understand how to create polarized light is to pass ordinary light, containing light waves that are vibrating in all directions, through thin [...]

Immersion Oil Use in Compound Microscopes

As magnification increases on a compound microscope the correction in refractive index is a requirement for finer resolution and brightness.  As the light cone passes through the different layers of glass, sample mounting media and air light tends to bend at different angles. In most cases the sequence of the light leaving the substage condenser [...]