System and method for holographic imaging of a single plane of an object
AssigneeCelloptic, Inc.
InventorsGary Brooker, Nisan Siegel
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Abstract
A system and method to produce a hologram of a single plane of a three dimensional object includes an electromagnetic radiation assembly to elicit electromagnetic radiation from a single plane of said object, and an assembly to direct the elicited electromagnetic radiation toward a hologram-forming assembly. The hologram-forming assembly creates a hologram that is recorded by an image capture assembly and then further processed to create maximum resolution images free of an inherent holographic artifact.
Claims25
A holographic method for detecting self-interference of incoherent light waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the method comprising:
- optically exciting said single plane exclusive to said any other planes;
- receiving, at an optical arrangement, incoherent light waves from said single plane of said object;
- forming, from the incoherent light waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of incoherent light waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of incoherent light waves from incoherent light waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature;
- and
- recording, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of incoherent light waves.
A holographic system for detecting self-interference of incoherent light waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the system comprising:
- an optical excitation arrangement configured to:
- optically excite said single plane exclusive to said any other planes:
- an optical receiving arrangement configured to:
- receive incoherent light waves from said single plane of said object;
- and
- form, from the incoherent light waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of incoherent light waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of incoherent light waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature;
- and
- a detector configured to:
- record, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of incoherent light waves.
A holographic method for detecting self-interference of electromagnetic waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the method comprising:
- optically exciting said single plane exclusive to said any other planes;
- receiving, at an optical arrangement, electromagnetic waves from said single plane of said object;
- forming, from the electromagnetic waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of electromagnetic waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of electromagnetic waves from electromagnetic waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature;
- and
- recording, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of electromagnetic waves,
- wherein the recorded hologram is digitally reconstructed into an image of the single plane of the three-dimensional object, and the resolution of the image exceeds the Rayleigh or Abbe limit.
A holographic system for detecting self-interference of electromagnetic waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the system comprising:
- an optical excitation arrangement configured to:
- optically excite said single plane exclusive to said any other planes:
- an optical receiving arrangement configured to:
- receive electromagnetic waves from said single plane of said object;
- and
- form, from the electromagnetic waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of electromagnetic waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of electromagnetic waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature:
- a detector configured to:
- record, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of electromagnetic waves,
- wherein the recorded hologram is digitally reconstructed into an image of the single plane of the three-dimensional object, and the resolution of the image exceeds the Rayleigh or Abbe limit.
A holographic method for detecting self-interference of electromagnetic waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the method comprising:
- optically exciting said single plane exclusive to said any other planes;
- receiving, at an optical arrangement, electromagnetic waves from said single plane of said object;
- forming, from the electromagnetic waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of electromagnetic waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of electromagnetic waves from electromagnetic waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature;
- and
- recording, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of electromagnetic waves,
- wherein the optical excitation of a single plane of the object exclusive to any other planes of the object is practiced by exciting with two-photon excitation.
A holographic system for detecting self-interference of electromagnetic waves emitted exclusively from a single plane of a three dimensional object, without detecting any light originating from any other planes of said object, the system comprising:
- an optical excitation arrangement configured to:
- optically excite said single plane exclusive to said any other planes;
- an optical receiving arrangement configured to:
- receive electromagnetic waves from said single plane of said object;
- and
- form, from the electromagnetic waves received at the optical arrangement, a first beam of electromagnetic waves with a first spherical wavefront curvature and a second beam of electromagnetic waves with a second spherical wavefront curvature differing from the first spherical wavefront curvature;
- a detector configured to:
- record, as a hologram, a pattern of interference between the first and second beams of electromagnetic waves,
- wherein the optical excitation arrangement operates by exciting with two-photon excitation.
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