Eliminating multi-aberrations in optical imaging systems with scattering media

In order to achieve global optimization in conventional optical imaging systems, complex optical design is required to eliminate various aberrations simultaneously. Imaging through scattering media can be achieved by the speckle autocorrelation method based on optical memory effect in a single-shot non-invasive way. By adding a scattering medium to the imaging system, multi-aberrations can be eliminated simultaneously. As an example, in a simple optical imaging system with spatially incoherent illumination, a ground glass plate is placed between the lens and the camera as a scattering medium. Finally, multi-aberrations such as spherical aberration, coma aberration and chromatic aberration are eliminated at the same time. Therefore, scattering media can be used as a tool to optimize optical imaging systems.

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