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Measurement of X-ray Beam Coherence along Multiple Directions Using 2-D Checkerboard Phase Grating
Published on: October 11, 2016
Transmission of incoherent images through scattering media with a grating interferometer
1Radar and Optics Division, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, PO Box 8618, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107, USA.
Abstract:
Existing interferometric techniques for imaging through scattering media require coherent illumination and stationary targets. We introduce a new grating interferometer that is capable of imaging an incoherently illuminated target regardless of whether the targets and the scatterers are moving or stationary. This interferometer is particularly useful for the high-speed transmission of two-dimensional images through scattering media.
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