Quantitative X-ray wavefront measurements of Fresnel zone plate and K-B mirrors using phase retrieval.

A scanning coherent diffraction imaging method was used to reconstruct the X-ray wavefronts produced by a Fresnel zone plate (FZP) and by Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) focusing mirrors. The ptychographical measurement was conducted repeatedly by placing a lithographed test sample at different defocused planes. The wavefronts, recovered by phase-retrieval at well-separated planes, show good consistency with numerical propagation results, which provides a self-verification. The validity of the obtained FZP wavefront was further confirmed with theoretical predictions.

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