Edge extraction using a time-varying vortex beam in incoherent digital holography

Yijie Pan*, Wei Jia, Junjie Yu, Kelly Dobson, Changhe Zhou, Yongtian Wang, Ting Chung Poon

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Abstract

Edge extraction using a time-varying vortex beam (TV-VB) is demonstrated in optical scanning holography (OSH) operating in an incoherent mode. OSH is a two-pupil heterodyne scanning optical system. We propose that one of the pupil functions used is a delta function and the other pupil function is a spiral phase plate (SPP). The interference of these pupils creates a TV-VB to scan over an object to record the edge-only information of an object holographically. We also find that a reconstructed edge with better contrast is achieved by translating the SPP away from the pupil plane. Experimental results are compared with computer simulations and found to be in good agreement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4176-4179
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume39
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2014

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