Illumination-angle-scanning digital interference holography for optical section imaging

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new (to our knowledge) digital holographic method to reconstruct section images of objects with wavelength-dependent reflectivity. A number of holograms of an object are taken as the illumination angle of the laser beam with a specific wavelength is changed in regular intervals. The complex object fields reconstructed from the holograms are numerically superposed to show the image of a sliced section of the object, whose position and thickness can be chosen arbitrarily. By changing the wavelength of the illumination beam, wavelength-dependent section images can be obtained with our method.     

Wavelength-scanning digital interference holography for tomographic three-dimensional imaging by use of the angular spectrum method

A tomographic imaging system based on wavelength-scanning digital interference holography is developed by applying the angular spectrum method. Compared to the well-known Fresnel diffraction formula, which is subject to a minimum distance requirement in reconstruction, the angular spectrum method can reconstruct the wave field at any distance from the hologram plane. The new system allows three-dimensional tomographic images to be extracted with an improved signal-to-noise ratio, a more flexible scanning range, and an easier specimen size selection. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.     

Simple and robust digital holography for high-resolution imaging

Based on the point spread function of holographic system,the lateral resolution of digital holographic imaging system without any pre-magnification is studied.The expression of resolution limitation of holographic imaging system is thus presented.We investigate the possibilities to improve the lateral resolution.The simple experimental setup with an off-axis arrangement is built.By using a U.S.Air Force(USAF)test target as microscopic object,the recorded holograms are reconstructed digitally based on the principle of Fresnel diffraction.The lateral resolution of 2.76 μm without any pre-magnification is demonstrated experimentally,which matches the theoretical prediction well.     

Variable tomographic scanning with wavelength scanning digital interference holography

We present a new method for variable tomographic scanning based on the wavelength scanning digital interference holography (WSDIH). A series of holograms are generated with a range of scanned wavelengths. The object field is reconstructed in a number of selected tilted planes from each hologram, and the numerical superposition of all the tilted object fields results in a variable tomographic scanning. The scanning direction can be arbitrary angles in 3D space but not limited in a 2D plane, thus the proposed algorithm offers more flexibility for acquiring and observing randomly orientated features of a specimen in a WSDIH system. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.     

Phase-shifting digital holography with burst imaging method

The application of a burst imaging method to digital holography (DH) with multiple image capturing is firstly demonstrated. Nobody has discussed this approach explicitly, although the burst imaging method is not so uncommon. The burst imaging method intermittently captures several images with a high repetition rate followed by a relatively long rest time. If the light wave from an object has a much smaller complex amplitude change in the frame interval of an image sensor than the precision of the DH system, the wave can be regarded as being in a static state. As a result, this solves a fatal problem in DH for an object that moves or deforms while capturing multiple interference images. In this research, the burst imaging method was applied to phase-shifting DH, and it is simply implemented by a high-speed image sensor and a continuous phase shifting which is good for high-speed phase shifting. The measurement error was analytically solved for the movement speed of an object. Finally, the proposed method was experimentally used to observe an evaporating droplet of ethanol on a glass substrate.

     

Curvature measurement of optical surface using digital holography

In this paper, an optical surface curvature measurement technique based on digital holography is proposed. Unlike the previous digital holographic methods, which only involve a small part of the measured data for parameter estimation, the proposed method adopts more of them using least square method. Hence, the analyzed result is not affected by data extraction direction and less sensitive to imperfect phase compensation. The proposed method is demonstrated with a sample of reflection mirror in laser resonator, and verified by comparing the measurement result with that of the white light interferometer.     

单元件干涉数字全息的光线追迹模型

基于棱镜对的单元件干涉可以获得透射物体的相位信息,即数字全息,具有结构紧凑、干涉条纹稳定、测量精度高等优点。采用光线追迹方法,综合考虑了棱镜对的方位角旋转、斜面偏心等参数,建立了光线追迹等效模型,仿真了数字全息干涉条纹,给出了条纹密度变化及倾斜的解析表达式。针对单模和多模光纤等微结构光学元件,获得了干涉数字全息图,并反演出其折射率分布。搭建了显微成像单元件干涉实验装置,获得了实际测量干涉图样,实验与仿真结果一致,证明了本模型的有效性。     

High-speed phase imaging by parallel phase-shifting digital holography

Parallel phase-shifting digital holography can obtain three-dimensional information of a dynamically moving object with high accuracy by using space-division multiplexing of multiple holograms required for phase-shifting interferometry. We demonstrated high-speed parallel phase-shifting digital holography and obtained images of the phase variation of air caused by a compressed gas flow sprayed from a nozzle. In particular, we found the interesting phenomenon of periodic phase distributions. Reconstructed images were obtained at frame rates of 20,000 and 180,000 frames per second.     

光学实验教学中引入数字全息实验的探讨

数字全息技术是一项新型的成像及测量技术,它融合了计算机技术、数字图像处理技术和传统光学全息的特点,具有非常广阔的应用前景,是科学前沿中较为活跃的研究领域.将数字全息实验引入到光学实验教学中,可以使学生掌握CCD图像采集设备及其他光电子器件的使用方法,提高综合实践能力,更能形象地理解光波场传播规律.并且通过将较为抽象的菲涅耳衍射理论、全息图原理、抽样定理及离散傅里叶变换等应用到实验之中,能够进一步激发学生的学习兴趣,加深对理论知识的掌握.     

Polarization imaging by use of optical scanning holography

Optical Review - Polarization information is useful for various applications such as remote sensing and biomedical imaging. In general, polarization information is obtained using a polarization...     

Color digital holography using a single monochromatic imaging sensor

Color digital holography utilizing the Doppler effect is proposed. The time variation of holograms produced by superposing images at three wavelengths is recorded using a high-speed monochromatic imaging sensor. The complex amplitude at each wavelength can be extracted from frequency information contained in the Fourier transforms of the recorded holograms. An image of the object is reconstructed by the angular spectrum method. Reconstructed monochromatic images at the three wavelengths are combined to produce a color image for display.     

Quantitative phase contrast imaging using common-path in-line digital holography

We propose a method to carry out quantitative phase contrast imaging using in-line digital holography. The phase shifting digital holography is implemented in a common-path in-line configuration with the help of diffraction from a phase grating displayed on a spatial light modulator. The phase shifted interferograms are recorded by shifting the grating within a selected area corresponding to the dc spot in the Fourier transform plane. The feasibility of method is verified by using a multimode fiber as phase object. The method addresses a number of challenges faced by existing methods and dispenses the need for special optics.     

Use of optical fiber bundle in digital image plane holography

Use of optical fiber bundles (OFBs) in digital image plane holography systems is limited due to, first, poor quality of transmitted images through the OFB and, second, further image degradation caused by overlappings in the image (also hologram) plane. Existing systems are aimed at near-distant (order of a centimeter) objects and use demanding procedures to achieving acceptable quality of holographic reconstructions. This paper presents an OFB based holographic system capable of achieving fast and good-quality holographic and interferometric reconstructions of far-distant (order of a meter) objects. The proposed system is based on performing subtraction operations through the image acquisition interface buffers directly accessed to process the holograms and instantly display the output. The system is analyzed theoretically and its effectiveness is validated by experimental results.     

Phase imaging without 2pi ambiguity by multiwavelength digital holography

We present a phase-imaging method with an axial range that can in principle be arbitrarily large compared to the wavelength and does not involve the usual phase unwrapping by detection of phase discontinuity. The method consists of the generation and combination of two phase maps in a digital holography system by use of two separate wavelengths. For example, we reconstructed the surface of a spherical mirror with approximately 10-nm axial resolution and an axial range of approximately 3 microm.     

基于位相变更的非相干数字全息自适应成像

菲涅耳非相干数字全息作为一种非扫描的三维成像技术具有其独特的优势,但其成像过程中会受到各种像差的影响,导致成像分辨率、再现像的质量降低.为了解决这一问题,可以结合适当的自适应光学技术对波前像差进行探测和校正.位相变更是一种基于两幅具有已知位相差的强度图像实现波前探测和像差校正的技术.本文发展了基于位相变更的非相干数字全息自适应成像技术,不需要引入引导星,利用全息记录过程中的两幅相移全息图,实现波前像差的探测.本文给出了所发展技术的数值仿真和实验结果,结合位相变更算法求解出系统像差的位相分布,将像差的共轭位相加载到光瞳面上,在全息图记录的同时校正像差,从而提高重建像的质量.     

Comparative digital holography

We described a method for direct holographic comparison of the shape or the deformation of two objects when it is not necessary that both samples be located at the same place. In contrast to the well-known incoherent techniques based on inverse fringe projection, this new approach uses a coherent mask that is imaged onto a sample object that has a microstructure different from that of the master object. The coherent mask is created by digital holography to permit instant access to complete optical information on the master object at any wanted place. Transmission of the digital master holograms to the relevant places can be made with a broadband digital telecommunication network such as the Internet.     

Time-averaged digital holography

We demonstrate that it is possible to study the modal structures of a vibrating object with digitally recorded holograms by use of the time-averaging principle. We investigate the numerical reconstruction from a theoretical point of view, and we show that the numerically reconstructed object from a digital hologram is modulated by the zeroth-order Bessel function. Results of experiments in time-averaged digital holography are presented.     

LED光源数字全息技术研究

研究以发光二极管(LED)作为光源的部分相干光数字全息技术.首先研究LED的时间相干性和空间相干性,尽管LED的时间相干性较差,但空间相干性可以通过减小光源发光面积来提高.利用LED的时间相干性较差、相干长度短的特点,抑制相干噪声,改善数字全息重建质量.在同一全息记录系统,通过实验,比较了用激光和LED光源的数字全息重建图像质量.结果表明:基于LED光源的数字全息,完全消除了使用激光光源的散斑噪声和由光学元件引入的寄生干涉噪声,物光场的重现质量,包括振幅和相位都得到了很大提高.但由于LED光源的较低的空间相干性,一般只适用于同轴相移数字全息,待测物体的厚度在十几微米以内,应用受到一定限制.     

Phase-shifting digital holography

A new method for three-dimensional image formation is proposed in which the distribution of complex amplitude at a plane is measured by phase-shifting interferometry and then Fresnel transformed by a digital computer. The method can reconstruct an arbitrary cross section of a three-dimensional object with higher image quality and a wider viewing angle than from conventional digital holography using an off-axis configuration. Basic principles and experimental verification are described.     

Vertical-bandwidth-limited digital holography

Optical scanning holography (OSH) is a promising technique to acquire a big-size digital hologram. However, the acquisition speed is limited by the mechanical scanner. In this Letter we apply the OSH in conjunction with an anisotropic low-pass filtering pupil to acquire vertical-bandwidth-limited (VBL) holograms. The size and the acquisition time of the VBL hologram can be reduced by one order of magnitude while the horizontal resolution remains the same as the conventional scanning hologram. The VBL hologram can be coded as an off-axis hologram without any postfiltering. Meanwhile, the full horizontal bandwidth of the displaying device can be capitalized.