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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Digital Imaging
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Digital holography captures 3D information but is susceptible to noise and speckle.
    • Improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is crucial for accurate holographic reconstructions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To achieve the shot-noise limit in multi-shot digital holography.
    • To quantify the impact of image post-processing techniques on SNR.

    Main Methods:

    • Experimental multi-shot off-axis digital holography data acquisition.
    • Application of frame subtraction (mean reference-only and signal-only frames).
    • Implementation of frame averaging with and without frame subtraction.

    Main Results:

    • Frame subtraction alone improved SNR by 2.4 dB.
    • Combined frame subtraction and averaging boosted SNR by 8.1 dB.
    • Demonstrated that frame subtraction is essential for reaching the shot-noise limit.

    Conclusions:

    • Straightforward image post-processing techniques can achieve the shot-noise limit in digital holography.
    • Frame subtraction and averaging are effective methods for enhancing SNR.
    • This work provides a pathway to higher fidelity holographic imaging.