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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Computational Imaging
  • Wavefront Engineering

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  • Lensless imaging offers advantages like miniaturization and wide field-of-view but faces challenges such as slow convergence and mechanical errors.
  • Conventional algorithms like amplitude-phase retrieval (APR) and extended ptychographic iterative engine (ePIE) struggle with unknown or inaccurate phase modulation values from spatial light modulators (SLMs).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust lensless imaging method capable of accurate complex amplitude reconstruction even with unknown spatial light modulator (SLM) phase modulation values.
  • To investigate the impact of modulation functions and coherent light source characteristics on image reconstruction quality.

Main Methods:

  • A novel lensless imaging approach combining ptychographic scanning along a spiral path with the extended ptychographic iterative engine (ePIE) algorithm was developed.
  • The system utilizes a spatial light modulator (SLM) to modulate object wavefronts, with spiral scanning to gather diffraction data.

Main Results:

  • The proposed spiral scanning ptychographic method successfully reconstructs complex amplitude information, overcoming limitations of conventional algorithms with unknown SLM parameters.
  • Image reconstruction accuracy and speed were significantly improved compared to traditional lensless imaging techniques.
  • A resolution of up to 14 μm was achieved in reconstructing a USAF phase plate image.

Conclusions:

  • The developed spiral scanning ptychographic lensless imaging method offers a superior alternative to traditional techniques, particularly when SLM phase modulation is unknown.
  • This approach enhances the practical applicability of lensless imaging systems by improving recovery speed and accuracy.