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Angle-based wavefront sensing enabled by the near fields of flat optics

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  • Soongyu Yi

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Jin Xiang

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Ming Zhou

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Zhicheng Wu

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Lan Yang

    (Washington University in St. Louis)

  • Zongfu Yu

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Abstract

There is a long history of using angle sensors to measure wavefront. The best example is the Shack-Hartmann sensor. Compared to other methods of wavefront sensing, angle-based approach is more broadly used in industrial applications and scientific research. Its wide adoption is attributed to its fully integrated setup, robustness, and fast speed. However, there is a long-standing issue in its low spatial resolution, which is limited by the size of the angle sensor. Here we report a angle-based wavefront sensor to overcome this challenge. It uses ultra-compact angle sensor built from flat optics. It is directly integrated on focal plane array. This wavefront sensor inherits all the benefits of the angle-based method. Moreover, it improves the spatial sampling density by over two orders of magnitude. The drastically improved resolution allows angle-based sensors to be used for quantitative phase imaging, enabling capabilities such as video-frame recording of high-resolution surface topography.

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  • Soongyu Yi & Jin Xiang & Ming Zhou & Zhicheng Wu & Lan Yang & Zongfu Yu, 2021. "Angle-based wavefront sensing enabled by the near fields of flat optics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26169-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26169-z
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