Optical Microscopy Laboratory

Responsible: Alexandre Velhinho

Description: This laboratory is equipped with a fully motorized Leica DMI 5000 M inverted geometry microscope, possessing a programmable stage, and capable of Bright Field, Dark Field, Differential Interpherometry Contrast (Nomarsky) and Polarized Light observation modes, up to a magnification of 2000x. Dedicated software allows for the accurate measurement of sample features, as well as the mapping of large samples and the synthesis of multi-focus images of samples possessing uneven surfaces.