In this work, we present a novel design and implementation of a lens-free phase imaging system with multi-angle illumination that enhances axial resolution and image quality. The technology, which is based on a common-path shearing interferometer with phase shifting, enables ultra-high sensitivity better than 0.2 nm in optical path difference (OPD), while operating over a wide FoV (>10 mm²) and a large volume (>10 mm³). We show results in several applications, from surface topographies to volumetric structures, including imaging of 10 nm thin transparent topographies and of volumetric laser-written refractive index structures in glass. The high sensitivity and low noise make the proposed technology ideally suited for imaging of low contrast structures on the surface or inside transparent materials, such as defects, impurities, or changes in refractive index.
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