An improved ptychographical phase retrieval algorithm for diffractive imaging

Ultramicroscopy. 2009 Sep;109(10):1256-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.05.012. Epub 2009 Jun 6.

Abstract

The ptychographical iterative engine (or PIE) is a recently developed phase retrieval algorithm that employs a series of diffraction patterns recorded as a known illumination function is translated to a set of overlapping positions relative to a target sample. The technique has been demonstrated successfully at optical and X-ray wavelengths and has been shown to be robust to detector noise and to converge considerably faster than support-based phase retrieval methods. In this paper, the PIE is extended so that the requirement for an accurate model of the illumination function is removed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't