Phase retrieval with transverse translation diversity: a nonlinear optimization approach.

We develop and test a nonlinear optimization algorithm for solving the problem of phase retrieval with transverse translation diversity, where the diverse far-field intensity measurements are taken after translating the object relative to a known illumination pattern. Analytical expressions for the gradient of a squared-error metric with respect to the object, illumination and translations allow joint optimization of the object and system parameters. This approach achieves superior reconstructions, with respect to a previously reported technique [H. M. L. Faulkner and J. M. Rodenburg, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 023903 (2004)], when the system parameters are inaccurately known or in the presence of noise. Applicability of this method for samples that are smaller than the illumination pattern is explored.

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