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Scaling down quantitative phase imaging

Quantitative phase gradient images can now be captured in a single shot thanks to the use of two layers of compact, multifunctional dielectric metasurfaces.

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Fig. 1: Miniaturized quantitative phase gradient microscopy.

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Baek, Y., Park, Y. Scaling down quantitative phase imaging. Nat. Photonics 14, 67–68 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0552-x

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