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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Digital Holography
    • Speckle Metrology

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    • Gaussian speckle fields are crucial for applications like optical coherence tomography and microscopy.
    • Traditional methods for generating speckle fields often lack dynamic control and require bulky optical components.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel digital method for generating controllable Gaussian speckle fields.
    • To replace conventional components like ground glass diffusers with a more flexible spatial light modulator (SLM) based system.

    Main Methods:

    • Experimentally generated digitally controllable Gaussian speckle fields using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator (SLM).
    • Implemented binary diffusers and synthetic pupils, where the synthetic pupil included a Ronchi phase mask and filtered diffraction orders.
    • Displayed the binary diffuser within an aperture on the Ronchi phase mask.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully replaced the need for ground glass and physical pupils in speckle generation.
    • Demonstrated dynamic control over the average speckle size.
    • Achieved dynamic control over the statistical independence of generated speckle patterns.
    • Showcased dynamic control over the average intensity distribution of the speckle field.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed SLM-based system offers a flexible and digitally controllable approach to generating Gaussian speckle fields.
    • This technique simplifies speckle generation setups by eliminating the need for physical diffusers and pupils.
    • The dynamic control capabilities open new avenues for advanced optical imaging and metrology applications.