Continuous-wave terahertz digital holography by use of a pyroelectric array camera

Terahertz (THz) digital holography is realized based on a 2.52?THz far-IR gas laser and a commercial 124 × 124 pyroelectric array camera. Off-axis THz holograms are obtained by recording interference patterns between light passing through the sample and the reference wave. A numerical reconstruction process is performed to obtain the field distribution at the object surface. Different targets were imaged to test the system's imaging capability. Compared with THz focal plane images, the image quality of the reconstructed images are improved a lot. The results show that the system's imaging resolution can reach at least 0.4 mm. The system also has the potential for real-time imaging application. This study confirms that digital holography is a promising technique for real-time, high-resolution THz imaging, which has extensive application prospects.     

Experimental research on resolution improvement in CW THz digital holography

High-resolution continuous-wave terahertz (CW THz) real-time imaging operating at 2.52 THz is demonstrated based on THz digital holographic technique. To eliminate the influence of zero-order diffraction while reducing the recording distance, effective zero-order diffraction suppression methods are studied and compared. The spatial resolution of the imaging system is tested by imaging a self-made Siemens star. When the recording distance is 2.1 cm, the measured resolution can reach 0.245 mm. The experimental results confirm the high imaging performance of the THz digital holography system.     

雾化场光学全息与数字全息联合测量

针对雾化场光学全息测量存在干板湿化学处理繁琐、再现像采集耗时的问题,提出光学全息与数字全息联合测量的方法,建立由同轴光学全息、同轴数字全息以及数字延迟信号发生器组成的测量系统,并以双孔直射式喷嘴产生的雾化场为测量对象,利用该测量系统在一次测量中同时获得雾化场的光学全息和数字全息的再现图像,两者具有很好的一致性。光学和数字再现图像相对应的视场范围分别为27.87 mm4.77 mm和27.59 mm6.67 mm,数字方式获得视场范围内单一层面再现像的时间仅为8 s,而光学方式将近1 h。结果表明,光学全息与数字全息联合测量时,通过数字全息的雾化再现图像能够对实验总体效果进行实时评估,提高了雾化场全息测量的实验效率。     

一种实现单步相移无透镜傅里叶同轴数字全息的倒频谱技术

在数字全息技术中无透镜傅里叶同轴数字全息具有高分辨,再现速度快等优点,因此有着广泛的应用前景,但它也存在再现像与直透光场及其共轭像重叠,较难分离的缺点。针对这一问题,在分析了无透镜傅里叶同轴数字全息图记录和再现原理的基础上,提出了单步相移倒频谱技术,并在理论上分析了该技术对分离出清晰再现像的可能性和该技术适用的关键条件。通过仿真实验进行了验证,结果表明:单步相移倒频谱技术能够较好地解决无透镜傅里叶同轴数字全息技术中再现像与直透光场及其共轭像重合这一困难,得到清晰的再现像;同时给出了实际实验中单步相移倒频谱技术能够适用的条件参数,这为后面的进一步实验提供了参考依据。     

太赫兹数字全息术的研究进展

随着太赫兹成像技术的不断成熟,其空间分辨率和系统信噪比逐渐提高,成像速度逐渐加快,光学信息获取能力逐渐变强,人们对太赫兹成像在基础研究和工业应用的开发也逐渐深入。本文综述了近年来科研人员利用太赫兹数字全息成像系统进行的部分研究工作,包括对平板太赫兹元件的性能表征、对光控太赫兹元件的功能验证、对衍射太赫兹场中的纵向分量进行观测、以及对金属亚波长器件的太赫兹表面波进行分析。这些工作的完成对于太赫兹集成系统的研究和太赫兹成像技术的应用都具有积极的推动作用。     

同轴数字全息用于血吸虫尾蚴检测研究

由于水的表面易出现抖动或波动情况,而传统的显微镜成像需要精确的光学焦聚过程,因此不适于观察漂浮于水表面的血吸虫尾蚴.本文论述了用同轴数字全息检测血吸虫尾蚴的基本原理.通过对再现像进行小波分析发现,偏离焦点时的小波变换高频系数的幅值比聚焦时要小得多.针对这一特点,本文对小波变换清晰度评价函数进行了改进,将原来利用高频系数之和改为利用聚焦窗口中高频系数的最大幅值为清晰度评价依据.在模拟实验结果中清晰度评价函数极大值出现在再现距离与记录距离相等处,说明了该算法的准确性.建立了用于血吸虫尾蚴检测的实验装置,可方便获取普通显微图像及数字全息图.实验结果表明,本文提出的算法能实现实际情况下的数字全息自动聚焦,其再现像的分辨率与装有1倍显微镜头的数码显微镜分辨率相当,足以清晰地分辨出血吸虫尾蚴的尾部分叉特征.利用同轴数字全息技术可在水面与图像传感器之间的距离不确定的情况下实现对血吸虫尾蚴的检测.     

Comment on "Reconstruction algorithm for high-numerical-aperture holograms with diffraction-limited resolution"

We comment on a recent Letter by Zhang et al. [Opt. Lett. 31, 1633 (2006)] in which the authors proposed a reconstruction algorithm for high-numerical-aperture (NA) holograms. Such an algorithm has been available for in-line holography for more than a decade. The authors' "achievement" of high NA for digital in-line holography, NA=0.17, is below what was reported already several years ago (NA=0.30) and is considerably lower than what is routinely achieved now. We present reconstructions of holograms acquired with NAs above 0.4 in which we show maximal achievable resolution.     

同轴数字全息用于血吸虫尾蚴检测研究

由于水的表面易出现抖动或波动情况,而传统的显微镜成像需要精确的光学焦聚过程,因此不适于观察漂浮于水表面的血吸虫尾蚴.本文论述了用同轴数字全息检测血吸虫尾蚴的基本原理.通过对再现像进行小波分析发现,偏离焦点时的小波变换高频系数的幅值比聚焦时要小得多.针对这一特点,本文对小波变换清晰度评价函数进行了改进,将原来利用高频系数之和改为利用聚焦窗口中高频系数的最大幅值为清晰度评价依据.在模拟实验结果中清晰度评价函数极大值出现在再现距离与记录距离相等处,说明了该算法的准确性.建立了用于血吸虫尾蚴检测的实验装置,可方便获取普通显微图像及数字全息图.实验结果表明,本文提出的算法能实现实际情况下的数字全息自动聚焦,其再现像的分辨率与装有1倍显微镜头的数码显微镜分辨率相当,足以清晰地分辨出血吸虫尾蚴的尾部分叉特征.利用同轴数字全息技术可在水面与图像传感器之间的距离不确定的情况下实现对血吸虫尾蚴的检测.     

Study on the simplified phase-shifting digital holographic microscopy

In this paper, a new simplified technique for effectively eliminating the zero order and the conjugate virtual image in digital holographic microcopy, which makes use of two-step phase-shifting method of just recording two holograms and an intensity image of object wave, is proposed. Meanwhile, combined with the principle of making full use of spatial bandwidth of the CCD sensor by in-line lens-less Fourier holographic recording geometry, the theory and experimental methods to increase the resolution of the reconstructed image in digital holography by using phase-shifting technique are detailedly analyzed. At end, the validity and availability of this technique has been demonstrated through the off-axis and in-line Fourier transform recording geometry. The study provides some theoretical and experimental guidance for the design and operation of a digital holographic microscopy system.     

Continuous-wave 2.52 Terahertz Gabor inline compressive holographic tomography

Continuous-wave (CW) 2.52 Terahertz (THz) 3D tomographic images were obtained by numerically reconstructing a single Gabor inline digital hologram based on modified compressive sensing reconstruction algorithm. Three metallic copper samples which are separately adhered to three Teflon plate were used as the targets. The actual axial resolution achieved was higher than 6 mm, and the lateral resolution was higher than 0.4 mm. Similarly, a paper clip and a handwritten character sample on a white paper were also imaged. Numerical simulation and experimental results verified the preferable reconstruction characteristics of the proposed modified algorithm. The feasibility of CW THz Gabor inline compressive holographic tomography is confirmed by adding barriers such as Teflon boards and thermal paper to block the samples.     

X射线同轴全息术中像差的数字模拟

给出了Ｘ射线同轴全息中像差的数值模拟，分别研究了其三级波差和光线像差，用一个较为简便的方法计算出光线像差，给出了类似于光线追迹中的点列图，并由此相应地估计出像差对分辨率的限制，所有的计算都是基于一个典型的Ｘ射线激光全息实验听参数进行的，根据分析还讨论了减小像差的条件。     

利用小尺寸电荷耦合器件实现数字全息高分辨成像

为了在降低数字全息显微成像系统成本的同时实现高分辨成像,对像面数字全息显微术的记录与再现过程进行了理论分析,结合系统的点扩散函数,对该系统的横向分辨率进行了分析. 得到了如下结论：像面数字全息显微系统的横向分辨率对电荷耦合器件（CCD）光敏面尺寸变化不敏感;对于常见的CCD 器件,其像元尺寸的变化对该系统的横向分辨率影响甚微. 此外,对像面数字全息显微系统的成像特点进行了分析,结果表明：利用像面数字全息系统可以实现物体信息的完整记录与再现,其成像分辨率及像质优于预放大数字全息系统. 利用搭建的数字全息实验记录系统,从强度及位相两方面对理论分析结果进行了验证,实验结果表明了理论分析的正确性. 关键词： 像面数字全息术 横向分辨率 点扩散函数 小尺寸电荷耦合器件     

单幅同轴全息图两步迭代收缩重建

利用压缩传感理论中的两步迭代收缩重建算法,开展单幅同轴全息图重建实验研究,实现单幅同轴全息图共轭重建像的消除并克服数字全息技术在轴向聚焦平面识别能力的不足。以数字图像和标准分辨率板为记录物体,比较分析了基于两步迭代收缩算法和菲涅尔近似衍射重建算法的重建质量;以两根裸光纤为实验样本,分析了两步迭代收缩重建算法对记录物体轴向不同焦平面的识别能力。实验结果表明两步迭代收缩重建算法可得到清晰度高于68.73%的重建信息,同时对直径为125 m的两根光纤在9 mm的轴向间距条件下,显示出了比全息菲涅尔近似算法更好的聚焦平面识别能力。这一轴向聚焦识别能力有助于数字全息技术应用于功能材料梯度参数或功能涂层光学器件涂层厚度检测。     

全息图的数字重现

计算机数字重现全息图可消除像差，噪声及记录过程中底片非线性因素的影响，与可见光重相现比有更大的灵活性。对短波和全息如Ｘ射线全息，电子全息来说，数字重现可大大提高其重现分辨率。本文给出了全息图数字重现的理论公式，利用理枋全息图的强度分布数据成功地重现了同轴和离轴全息图，并对重现结果作了分析。     

Submicrometer digital in-line holographic microscopy at 32 nm with high-order harmonics

Soft-x-ray digital in-line microscopic holography is achieved using a fully coherent high-order harmonic source emitting at 32 nm. Combination of commercial-grade soft-x-ray optics and a back-illuminated CCD detector allows a compact and versatile holographic setup. Different experimental geometries have been tested by imaging calibrated 50 nm tips and 1 microm wires. Spatial resolution of 800 nm is measured with magnifications ranging from 30 to 110 and a numerical aperture around 0.01. Finally, the potentiality of three-dimensional numerical reconstruction from a single hologram acquisition is shown experimentally.     

Securing complex and multi-plane data in a lens-less digital holographic information system that uses position-phase-shifting geometry

A digital holographic information system can process complex three-dimensional (3-D) object information. We demonstrate a scheme for securing complex and 3-D information in the context of in-line digital holography. Double random phase encoding in the free-space propagation domain of light is used to secure the complex information. Encrypted in-line digital holograms are recorded using the position-phase-shifting method. The encrypted complex image at the CCD recording plane is retrieved from the real-valued digital holograms, and is used for decryption. The robustness of the method has also been studied for various securing keys used in the method against blind decryption. A layer-by-layer information retrieval from the encrypted digital hologram is also discussed. The method can also be used to secure digital complex information in a virtual optics modality using holographic principles.     

数字像面全息与同轴全息实验研究

通过采用数字像面全息与同轴全息技术拍摄透明物体以及不透明物体的全息图,并在计算机上再现。结果表明,当记录较小物体的全息图像时像面全息技术更加合适。     

Potential of digital holography in particle measurement

This paper describes the potential power of digital holography in particle measurement and its expected development in the near future. In digital holography, image reconstruction is carried out numerically on a computer using observed hologram patterns and some quantitative information can be derived from the reconstructed images. In this paper, the basic concept and procedure of digital in-line holography are shown mainly for particle depth measurement and the performance test results obtained in numerical simulations and experiments are demonstrated to examine the potential of the present method.     

双随机相位加密全息标识防伪技术研究

在输入面和频谱面上分别放置随机相位加密模板对图像数据进行加密是一种高密级的有效数据加密技术。在研究双随机相位数据加密技术的基础上,结合数字全息技术和印刷技术的特点,提出了一种新的双随机相位加密同轴相位全息标识(简称同轴相位全息标识)印刷防伪方法。理论分析证明了同轴相位全息标识方法能有效地恢复原始图像数据,仿真实验证明了该方法具有强抗随机干扰能力和抗位压缩性能。通过打印和扫描实验验证了同轴相位全息标识可以通过普通的数字印刷技术印制在证件等印刷品中作为防伪标识,印刷品中的同轴相位全息标识可以通过扫描输入计算机,变换生成数字图像,通过解密模板可从中恢复出原始图像数据。     

Dual-channel in-line digital holographic double random phase encryption

We present a robust encryption method for the encoding of 2D/3D objects using digital holography and virtual optics. Using our recently developed dual-plane in-line digital holography technique, two in-line digital holograms are recorded at two different planes and are encrypted using two different double random phase encryption configurations, independently. The process of using two mutually exclusive encryption channels makes the system more robust against attacks since both the channels should be decrypted accurately in order to get a recognizable reconstruction. Results show that the reconstructed object is unrecognizable even when the portion of the correct phase keys used during decryption is close to 75%. The system is verified against blind decryptions by evaluating the SNR and MSE. Validation of the proposed method and sensitivities of the associated parameters are quantitatively analyzed and illustrated.