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We introduce a single-frame diffractive imaging method called randomized probe imaging (RPI). In RPI, a sample is illuminated by a structured probe field containing speckles smaller than the sample's typical feature size. Quantitative…
A unified method for three-dimensional reconstruction of objects from transmission images collected at multiple illumination directions is described. The method may be applicable to experimental conditions relevant to absorption-based,…
Phase retrieval approaches based on DL provide a framework to obtain phase information from an intensity hologram or diffraction pattern in a robust manner and in real time. However, current DL architectures applied to the phase problem…
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We experimentally investigate the Bragg reflection of light at one-dimensionally ordered atomic structures by using cold atoms trapped in a laser standing wave. By a fine tuning of the periodicity, we reach the regime of multiple reflection…
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We present a new approach for retrieving dark-field, phase shift, and attenuation images from speckle-based X-ray imaging data. Speckle-based X-ray imaging (SBXI) exploits sample-induced alterations to a reference near-field speckle pattern…