Phase microscopy of technical and biological samples through random phase modulation with a diffuser
Optics Letters, Vol. 35, Issue 7, pp. 1028-1030 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.35.001028
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Abstract
A technique for phase microscopy using a phase diffuser and a reconstruction algorithm is proposed. A magnified specimen wavefront is projected on the diffuser plane that modulates the wavefront into a speckle field. The speckle patterns at axially displaced planes are sampled and used in an iterative phase retrieval algorithm based on a wave-propagation equation. The technique offers a whole-field and high-resolution wavefront reconstruction of unstained microstructures. Phase maps of photoresist targets and human cheek cells are obtained to demonstrate the effectiveness of our method.
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OCIS Codes
(030.6140) Coherence and statistical optics : Speckle
(060.5060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Phase modulation
(100.3010) Image processing : Image reconstruction techniques
(100.5070) Image processing : Phase retrieval
(170.6900) Medical optics and biotechnology : Three-dimensional microscopy
(230.1980) Optical devices : Diffusers
ToC Category:
Image Processing
History
Original Manuscript: December 10, 2009
Revised Manuscript: February 1, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 12, 2010
Published: March 30, 2010
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Citation
Percival F. Almoro, Giancarlo Pedrini, Phanindra N. Gundu, Wolfgang Osten, and Steen G. Hanson, "Phase microscopy of technical and biological samples through random phase modulation with a diffuser," Opt. Lett. 35, 1028-1030 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-7-1028
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