Experimental comparison of full and partial coherent illumination in coherent diffraction imaging reconstructions

Abstract

In this paper, we will present coherent diffraction imaging reconstruction of a well-known object by use of a Hybrid Input-Output algorithm. The sample was imaged at 400 nm wavelength with a fully coherent laser source and at 0.41 nm wavelength in partially coherent illumination. The comparison of the two experiments, completed with theoretical simulations, will highlight the influence of the degree of spatial coherence in the reconstruction process.