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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Edward Raymond Dowski, Jr., Lafayette, CO (US);

Carol Jean Cogswell, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/740 ; G06K 9/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/740 ; G06K 9/36 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides extended depth of field or focus to conventional Phase Contrast imaging systems. This is accomplished by including a Wavefront Coding mask in the system to apply phase variations to the wavefront transmitted by the Phase Object being imaged. The phase variations induced by the Wavefront Coding mask code the wavefront and cause the optical transfer function to remain essentially constant within some range away from the in-focus position. This provides a coded image at the detector. Post processing decodes this coded image, resulting in an in-focus image over an increased depth of field.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Dowski, Jr., Edward. (2003). Wavefront coding phase contrast imaging systems (U.S. Patent No. 6525302). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6525302

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