• Opto-Electronic Science
  • Vol. 1, Issue 3, 210006-1 (2022)
Vijayakumar Anand1、2、*, Molong Han1, Jovan Maksimovic1, Soon Hock Ng1, Tomas Katkus1, Annaleise Klein3, Keith Bambery3, Mark J. Tobin3, Jitraporn Vongsvivut3、*, and Saulius Juodkazis1、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Optical Sciences Center and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Optical Sciences Center, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia
  • 2Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
  • 3Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) Beamline, ANSTO – Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
  • 4Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI), School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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    DOI: 10.29026/oes.2022.210006 Cite this Article
    Vijayakumar Anand, Molong Han, Jovan Maksimovic, Soon Hock Ng, Tomas Katkus, Annaleise Klein, Keith Bambery, Mark J. Tobin, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Saulius Juodkazis. Single-shot mid-infrared incoherent holography using Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm[J]. Opto-Electronic Science, 2022, 1(3): 210006-1 Copy Citation Text show less

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    In recent years, there has been a significant transformation in the field of incoherent imaging with new possibilities of compressing three-dimensional (3D) information into a two-dimensional intensity distribution without two-beam interference (TBI). Most of the incoherent 3D imagers without TBI are based on scattering by a random phase mask exhibiting sharp autocorrelation and low cross-correlation along the depth. Consequently, during reconstruction, high lateral and axial resolutions are obtained. Imaging based on scattering requires an astronomical photon budget and is therefore precluded in many power-sensitive applications. In this study, a proof-of-concept 3D imaging method without TBI using deterministic fields has been demonstrated. A new reconstruction method called the Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm has been developed for this imaging concept. We believe that the proposed approach will cause a paradigm-shift in the current state-of-the-art incoherent imaging, fluorescence microscopy, mid-infrared fingerprinting, astronomical imaging, and fast object recognition applications.In recent years, there has been a significant transformation in the field of incoherent imaging with new possibilities of compressing three-dimensional (3D) information into a two-dimensional intensity distribution without two-beam interference (TBI). Most of the incoherent 3D imagers without TBI are based on scattering by a random phase mask exhibiting sharp autocorrelation and low cross-correlation along the depth. Consequently, during reconstruction, high lateral and axial resolutions are obtained. Imaging based on scattering requires an astronomical photon budget and is therefore precluded in many power-sensitive applications. In this study, a proof-of-concept 3D imaging method without TBI using deterministic fields has been demonstrated. A new reconstruction method called the Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm has been developed for this imaging concept. We believe that the proposed approach will cause a paradigm-shift in the current state-of-the-art incoherent imaging, fluorescence microscopy, mid-infrared fingerprinting, astronomical imaging, and fast object recognition applications.
    Vijayakumar Anand, Molong Han, Jovan Maksimovic, Soon Hock Ng, Tomas Katkus, Annaleise Klein, Keith Bambery, Mark J. Tobin, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Saulius Juodkazis. Single-shot mid-infrared incoherent holography using Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm[J]. Opto-Electronic Science, 2022, 1(3): 210006-1
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