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Single-shot deterministic complex amplitude imaging with a single-layer metalens

Conventional imaging systems can only capture light intensity. Meanwhile, the lost phase information may be critical for a variety of applications such as label-free microscopy and optical metrology. Existing phase retrieval techniques typically require a bulky setup, multiframe measurements, or pri...

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Published in:Science advances 2024-01, Vol.10 (1), p.eadl0501-eadl0501
Main Authors: Li, Liu, Wang, Shuai, Zhao, Feng, Zhang, Yixin, Wen, Shun, Chai, Huichao, Gao, Yunhui, Wang, Wenhui, Cao, Liangcai, Yang, Yuanmu
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Language:English
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Summary:Conventional imaging systems can only capture light intensity. Meanwhile, the lost phase information may be critical for a variety of applications such as label-free microscopy and optical metrology. Existing phase retrieval techniques typically require a bulky setup, multiframe measurements, or prior information of the target scene. Here, we proposed an extremely compact system for complex amplitude imaging, leveraging the extreme versatility of a single-layer metalens to generate spatially multiplexed and polarization phase-shifted point spread functions. Combining the metalens with a polarization camera, the system can simultaneously record four polarization shearing interference patterns along both in-plane directions, thus allowing the deterministic reconstruction of the complex amplitude light field in a single shot. Using an incoherent light-emitting diode as the illumination, we experimentally demonstrated speckle-noise-free complex amplitude imaging for both static and moving objects with tailored magnification ratio and field of view. The miniaturized and robust system may open the door for complex amplitude imaging in portable devices for point-of-care applications.
ISSN:2375-2548
2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adl0501