Diffuse light imaging with a coherence controlled holographic microscope

Abstract

Coherence-controlled holographic microscope (CCHM) in low-coherent mode provides imaging of specimens embedded in diffusive media by filtering ballistic light. This property of CCHM was described in previous publications already. The main aim of this paper is to demonstrate a new possibility of CCHM to image through diffusive media using diffuse light. In order to do that the simple geometrical interpretation and several experimental results are presented. The experiments were carried out on the model sample uncovered and then covered by a volume diffuser.