A new phase plate for noise-free coherent imaging systems

A new phase plate has been developed for noise-free coherent imaging system. The phase plate consists of a bleached holographic lens whose frequency is modulated in such a way that the information from each point of the object is distributed in a small three dimensional space at the Fourier plane. This introduces redundancy in the hologram and helps in smoothing out the amplitude variations in the Fourier plane. Experimental results are presented which show the capabilities of the phase plate.