Low-cost modular design microscope for measuring fluorescent diamonds

Authors

  • Adam Mazikowski Gdańsk University of Technology, Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics
  • Maria Babińska Faculty of Electronics, Telecomunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk
  • Marta Marszewska Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/plp.v16i1.1271

Abstract

Nowadays, microscopy is a widely used method for analyzing various materials. In our research, we use a developed two-channel fluorescence microscope to measure objects excited with two different wavelengths, e.g. fluorescent diamond powders with nitrogen vacancies. The results obtained were compared with images illuminated with white LED observed using a microscope in the transmission mode. The measurements yielded results with satisfactory resolution and image quality. Considering that the microscope built is a budget design, so it can be a cheaper alternative to commercial devices.

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2024-04-02

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Adam Mazikowski, M. Babińska, and M. Marszewska, “Low-cost modular design microscope for measuring fluorescent diamonds”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 16–18, Apr. 2024.

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