Enum: IlluminationTypeEnum

Types of illumination for optical microscopy

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
brightfield	None	Brightfield illumination
darkfield	None	Darkfield illumination
phase_contrast	None	Phase contrast microscopy
dic	None	Differential interference contrast (DIC/Nomarski)
fluorescence	None	Fluorescence illumination
confocal	None	Confocal laser scanning
polarized	None	Polarized light microscopy
oblique	None	Oblique illumination

Slots

Name	Description
illumination_type	Type of illumination (brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, DIC)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/lambda-ber-schema/

LinkML Source

name: IlluminationTypeEnum
description: Types of illumination for optical microscopy
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lambda-ber-schema/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  brightfield:
    text: brightfield
    description: Brightfield illumination
  darkfield:
    text: darkfield
    description: Darkfield illumination
  phase_contrast:
    text: phase_contrast
    description: Phase contrast microscopy
  dic:
    text: dic
    description: Differential interference contrast (DIC/Nomarski)
  fluorescence:
    text: fluorescence
    description: Fluorescence illumination
  confocal:
    text: confocal
    description: Confocal laser scanning
  polarized:
    text: polarized
    description: Polarized light microscopy
  oblique:
    text: oblique
    description: Oblique illumination