Optical Rotator formulas

a=k.h

  • a: Reciprocal line density
  • k: Length of slice
  • h: Systematic spacing

or

  • d1: Distance along test line
  • d2: Distance from origin to test line
  • t: 1/2 thickness of optical slice

  • d1: Distance along test line
  • t: ½ thickness of optical slice
  • z: Distance in z from intercept to origin

  • d1: Distance along test line
  • d2: Distance from origin to test line
  • d3: Distance from intercept to origin
  • t: ½ thickness of optical slice

or

  • a: Reciprocal line density
  • lj: Number of intersections between grid line and cell boundary
  • d2: Distance from origin to test line
  • t: ½ thickness of optical slice

 

References

Tandrup, T., Gundersen, H.J.G., & Vedel Jensen, E.B. (1997). The optical rotator. Journal of microscopy, 186 (2), 108–120.

 

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