The influence of phase mask position upon wavefront coded system: doublet imaging system

Po-Sheng Chiu*, Kurt Vonmetz, Federico Canini, H. Paul Urbach

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Abstract

Cubic phase wavefront coding technique is applied to an imaging system with the aim of extending the depth of field (DOF). The design is based on the wavefront coding method proposed by Dowski and Cathey1. The method employs a cubic phase mask (CPM) to modify the point spread function (PSF) of the imaging system under incoherent illumination such that the PSF of the system is formed as an isosceles right triangle, which makes the PSF insensitive to defocus. Researchers have found the optimized values of cubic phase coefficient and the exit pupil distance for the given specifications for solving wavefront coded task-based imaging problem2. The extended DOF design is usually based on placing a phase mask exactly in the pupil plane of the imaging system. However, this is not always practical because the complex design of the imaging system leads to a limited practical advantage of this kind of arrangement. In this work, the influence of phase mask position upon wavefront coding technique in the doublet imaging system is studied. The main goal is to find the position where to place the CPM in the imaging system, which type of arrangement can effectively improve the modulation transfer function. Finally, we compare two system configurations, front aperture stop and rear aperture stop in designing the doublet wavefront coded system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE
Subtitle of host publicationNovel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications XXII
EditorsCornelius F. Hahlweg, Joseph R. Mulley
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages11
Volume11105
ISBN (Electronic)9781510629035
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event22nd Annual Conference for Novel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 13 Aug 201914 Aug 2019

Conference

Conference22nd Annual Conference for Novel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period13/08/1914/08/19

Bibliographical note

Horizon 2020

Keywords

  • Cubic phase mask
  • Task-based imaging
  • Wavefront coding

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