An iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line x-ray phase imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 8383-8390

  Meng, Fanbo ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Wu, Xizeng ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR FORMULA; PHASE IMAGING; PHASE MAPS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34250812435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.008383     Document Type: Article

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