Stereo ptychography using table-top extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation

Focus topic:	Life Science Technologies
Type of funding:	Individual funding programmes
Funded institution:	Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

The Prisma fund enables Prof. Dr. Michael Habeck, Professor of Microscopic Image Analysis at the University of Jena, to employ a research assistant to carry out a new research project.

Goals

Ptychography is still a relatively new method in the field of computer-assisted imaging, for which in principle no lens systems are required, but image reconstruction is possible solely on the basis of diffraction patterns. This is a major advantage in the short-wave range such as EUV radiation, where there is a lack of high-quality optics.

The aim of the research project is to achieve ultra-fast 3D imaging using stereo imaging by imaging the 3D object from two views, analogous to human binocular vision. In addition to the experimental implementation, the main focus of the project is on processing the recorded data.

The project is being carried out in cooperation with the Soft X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy group at the University of Jena and Carl Zeiss Microscopy.