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    • Biomedical Optics
    • Wavefront Shaping
    • Light Scattering

    Background:

    • Focusing light through scattering media is a significant challenge in biomedical optics.
    • Current wavefront shaping methods, like genetic algorithms, offer limited focus enhancement and are time-consuming.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a faster and more effective wavefront shaping strategy.
    • To overcome the limitations of existing genetic algorithm-based methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed a gradient-assisted strategy for wavefront shaping optimization.
    • Optimized parameters in the function distribution space using Kullback-Leibler divergence.
    • Utilized gradient information for efficient parameter adjustment.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved over 60x speed improvement for equivalent peak-to-background ratio (PBR) levels.
    • Enabled optimization of 256x256 phase segments, a 4x increase over genetic algorithms.
    • Demonstrated 20x higher focus enhancement, quantified by PBR.

    Conclusions:

    • The gradient-assisted strategy offers a substantial advancement in wavefront shaping for biomedical applications.
    • This method provides a faster and more potent solution for focusing light through scattering media.