Optical microscopy

Optical microscopy uses light to magnify create a magnified image either through reflection of transmission of visible light. While optical microscopy provides limited resolution compared to techniques like electron microscopy, it excels in real-time imaging, ease of use, and versatility.

iMATCH covers applications including petrography, (ore)mineralogy and microstructure analysis using optical microscopy.

For life science optical microscopy applications we refer to the Centre for Light Microscopy of Ghent University.