Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Non-interferometric phase retrieval using refractive index manipulation.

Chyong-Hua Chen1, Hsin-Feng Hsu1, Hou-Ren Chen1

  • 1Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.

Scientific Reports
|April 8, 2017
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Genetic Relationship Between Menarche and Height in East Asians: Functional Role of LIN28B in Pubertal Timing and Growth.

The journal of gene medicine·2025
Same author

Menarche-a journey into womanhood: age at menarche and health-related outcomes in East Asians.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)·2024
Same author

Saturation and beating of acoustic phonon oscillations excited near the exciton resonance of strained polar ZnO/Zn<sub>0.8</sub>Mg<sub>0.2</sub>O multiple quantum wells.

RSC advances·2022
Same author

Achieving high numerical aperture near-infrared imaging based on an ultrathin cylinder dielectric metalens.

Applied optics·2019
Same author

Defect induced ferromagnetic ordering in epitaxial Zn<sub>0.95</sub>Mn<sub>0.05</sub>O films on sapphire (0 0 0 1).

Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal·2019
Same author

Investigation of Cavity Enhanced XEOL of a Single ZnO Microrod by Using Multifunctional Hard X-ray Nanoprobe.

Scientific reports·2019
Same journal

A tri-axis optomechanical accelerometer with plasmonic MIM waveguide and structural direction-dependent optical signatures.

Scientific reports·2026
Same journal

Holographic leaky-wave antennas with independently controlled multiple counter-rotating vortex beams.

Scientific reports·2026
Same journal

Differential associations of longitudinal hearing and vision trajectories with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older adults.

Scientific reports·2026
Same journal

Abdominal obesity and leisure-time sedentary behavior in relation to gastroesophageal reflux disease risk: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank.

Scientific reports·2026
Same journal

Effect of nitrogen-rich COF incorporation on the structure and separation performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes.

Scientific reports·2026
Same journal

Withanolide A inhibits hIAPP aggregation: An In silico, biophysical, and drosophila-based In vivo validation.

Scientific reports·2026
See all related articles

This study introduces a new, low-cost method for creating phase images using a liquid crystal phase shifter. This technique avoids physical movement and accurately reconstructs high-resolution images and microlens profiles.

Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Phase imaging is crucial for quantitative analysis of transparent objects.
  • Traditional phase retrieval methods often require complex setups with moving parts or interferometry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, inexpensive, and non-interferometric phase imaging technique.
  • To demonstrate the capability of reconstructing high-resolution phase images and quantitative thickness profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of a new intensity-phase relation equation based on refractive index changes.
  • Utilizing a liquid crystal phase shifter with electrically tuned voltage.
  • Capturing optical images in rapid succession without mechanical components.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Successfully retrieved phase images using the proposed technique.
  • Demonstrated quantitative thickness profiling of a microlens array.
  • Validated the method's ability to reconstruct high-resolution images.

Conclusions:

  • The developed technique offers a cost-effective and simplified approach to phase imaging.
  • The method eliminates the need for magnification variation considerations.
  • This technique shows promise for various applications requiring precise phase measurement.