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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

Tunable meta-device for large depth of field quantitative phase imaging.

Jialuo Cheng, Zihan Geng, Yin Zhou, Zhendong Luo, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yinuo Xiang, Junxiao Zhou, Mu Ku Chen

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Jialuo ChengDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Zihan GengInstitute of Data and Information, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518071, China.
Yin ZhouDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Zhendong LuoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Xiaoyuan LiuDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Yinuo XiangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Junxiao ZhouDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Mu Ku ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-0398

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Abstract

In traditional optical imaging, image sensors only record intensity information, and phase information of transparent samples such as cells and semiconductor materials is hard to obtain. Quantitative phase imaging techniques are crucial for obtaining detailed phase information, but current methods often require complex interferometric setups or mechanical adjustments, limiting their practical applicability. Here, we proposed a novel meta-device integrating a PB phase-based meta-lens, a refractive lens, and an electronically tunable lens with a polarization camera to capture multiple defocused images simultaneously for the transport of intensity equation-based phase retrieval algorithm. By leveraging the distinct focus lengths for left-circularly polarized and right-circularly polarized light, the meta-device eliminates the need for multiple shots and mechanical movements. Our approach enables rapid, precise, quantitative phase imaging at different depths. The experiment shows the accuracy of our methods is 98.47 % and with a 2.52 mm depth range of the objects that can be retrieved, making it highly suitable for dynamic and depth-varying samples, such as cells in solution.

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bifocalmeta-devicemeta-lenspolarization manipulationquantitative phase imaging

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