Study of the algorithm in the phase retrieval using the logarithmic Hilbert transform

The phase retrieval from a modulus of the scattered wave field at the Fourier transform plane of an object is considered in this paper by using the logarithmic Hilbert transform. When the phase is evaluated by using the logarithmic Hilbert transform from the modulus at the Fourier transform plane of the object with the direct component (for example, the phase object), the distortion appears in the reconstructed object obtained from an inverse Fourier transform of the complex wave consisting of the evaluated phase and the modulus. Here, the cause for the appearance of the distortion is made clear and a simple algorithm is presented to reduce the distortion of the reconstructed object.