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Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers have been the dominant technology in the field of mid-infrared (MIR)spectroscopy for decades. Supercontinuum laser sources operating in the MIR spectral region now offer the potential to…

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The near-field diffraction of fs and sub-fs light pulses by nm-size slit-type apertures and its implication for near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) is analyzed. The amplitude distributions of the diffracted wave-packets having the…

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Diffraction tomography is a widely used inverse scattering technique for quantitative imaging of weakly scattering media. In its conventional formulation, diffraction tomography assumes monochromatic plane wave illumination. This…

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This tutorial aims to provide details on the underlying principles and methodologies of atom-based terahertz imaging techniques. Terahertz imaging is a growing field of research which can provide complementary information to techniques…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Lucy Downes , Lara Torralbo-Campo , Kevin Weatherill

In deep tissue photoacoustic imaging the spatial resolution is inherently limited by the acoustic wavelength. We present an approach for surpassing the acoustic diffraction limit by exploiting temporal fluctuations in the sample absorption…

Optics · Physics 2017-05-31 Thomas Chaigne , Bastien Arnal , Sergey Vilov , Emmanuel Bossy , Ori Katz

Modern communication and sensing technologies rely on connecting the optical domain with the microwave domain. Terahertz technologies, spanning increased frequencies from 100 GHz to 10 THz, are critical for providing larger bandwidths and…

A novel THz near-field spectrometer is presented which allows to perform biological and medical studies with high spectral resolution combined with a spatial resolution down to l/100. In the setup an aperture much smaller than the used…

Biological Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Mair , B. Gompf , M. Dressel

Phased arrays are crucial in various technologies, such as radar and wireless communications, due to their ability to precisely control and steer electromagnetic waves. This precise control improves signal processing and enhances imaging…

Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM) is a computational imaging method that is able to super-resolve features beyond the diffraction-limit set by the objective lens of a traditional microscope. This is accomplished by using synthetic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-04-09 Michael Kellman , Emrah Bostan , Michael Chen , Laura Waller

We demonstrate a novel imaging approach and associated reconstruction algorithm for far-field coherent diffractive imaging, based on the measurement of a pair of laterally sheared diffraction patterns. The differential phase profile…

Optics · Physics 2018-05-23 G. S. M. Jansen , A. C. C. de Beurs , X. Liu , K. S. E. Eikema , S. Witte

Fibonacci or bifocal terahertz (THz) imaging is demonstrated experimentally employing silicon diffractive zone plate (SDZP) in a continuous wave mode. Images simultaneously recorded in two different planes are exhibited at 0.6 THz frequency…

We have developed a single-shot terahertz time-domain spectrometer to perform optical-pump/terahertz-probe experiments in pulsed, high magnetic fields up to 30 T. The single-shot detection scheme for measuring a terahertz waveform…

Ultrafast electron microscopy provides a movie-like access to structural dynamics of materials in space and time, but fundamental atomic motions or electron dynamics are, so far, too quick to be resolved. Here we report the all-optical…

Optics · Physics 2024-02-27 J. Kuttruff , D. Nabben , A. C. Zimmermann , A. Ryabov , P. Baum

Recently, we introduced a Portable HAndheld Spectral Reflection (PHASR) Scanner to allow THz Time-Domain Spectroscopic (THz-TDS) imaging in clinical and industrial settings using a fiber-coupled and alignment-free telecentric beam steering…

Optics · Physics 2022-07-21 Zachery B. Harris , M. Hassan Arbab

Fourier ptychography (FP) is a promising computational imaging technique that overcomes the physical space-bandwidth product (SBP) limit of a conventional microscope by applying angular diversity illuminations. However, to date, the…

Optics · Physics 2018-10-17 An Pan , Yan Zhang , Kai Wen , Maosen Li , Meiling Zhou , Junwei Min , Ming Lei , Baoli Yao

We demonstrate a Fourier Imaging system with centimeter field of view(FOV), and 0.0042{\deg}angular resolution at C band, for the entire 180{\deg} radiation angular range. To pursue omnidirectional Fourier imaging without aberration, a…

Optics · Physics 2018-09-07 Jinxi Huang

A novel phase retrieval algorithm for broadband hyperspectral phase imaging from noisy intensity observations is proposed. It utilizes advantages of the Fourier Transform spectroscopy in the self-referencing optical setup and provides,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-03 Igor Shevkunov , Vladimir Katkovnik , Karen Egiazarian

A method to create instructive, nonuniform aperture functions using spatial frequency filtering is described. The diffraction from a single slit in the Fresnel limit and the interference from a double slit in the Fraunhofer limit are…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-05 Lowell T. Wood

Coherent radiation with frequencies ranging from 0.3 to 30 THz has recently become accessible by femtosecond laser technology. Terahertz (THz) waves have already found many applications in spectroscopy and imaging, and they can be…

Invisibility cloaking not only catches the human imagination, but also promises fascinating applications in optics and photonics. By manipulating electromagnetic waves with metamaterials, researchers have been able to realize…