Method for simultaneous amplitude and quantitative phase contrast imaging by numerical reconstruction of digital holograms
US6262818A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2226/11
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the numerical reconstruction of digital holograms which allows simultaneously amplitude and quantitative phase contrast imaging. The reconstruction method computes the propagation of the field that would be diffracted by the hologram during a standard hologram reconstruction. The method requires the adjustment of several reconstruction parameters for the definition of a digital replica of the reference wave. When the set-up used for the hologram creation produces phase aberrations, the method includes a digital method for the correction of the phase aberrations. The phase contrast image is quantitative, meaning that the reconstructed phase distribution can be used for quantitative measurements. The method can be used to reconstruct a set of holograms taken in different conditions. The method can be used to reconstruct several images from a single hologram taken with more than one reference waves and/or more than one object waves.
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