title: Pyramid phase microscopy.
abstract: A phase microscopy method based on the use of a refractive glass pyramid to determine the wavefront generated by a transparent microscopic sample is presented. The method uses the incoherent illumination of the sample to statically extend the sensor dynamic range. A description, experimental demonstration, and preliminary results are presented.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Óptica y Nanofísica, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain. iic@um.es
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iglesias
mesh_terms: D005898:Glass; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*