title: Phase object data obtained from defocused laser speckle displacement.
abstract: An optical technique that is based on defocused digital speckle photography is proposed for the evaluation of phase objects. Phase objects are different kinds of transparent or semi-transparent media that allow light to be transmitted. A phase object inserted in a laser speckle field introduces speckle displacement, from which information about the object may be extracted. It is shown that one may use speckle displacements to determine both the phase gradients and the positions of phase objects. As an illustration the positions and focal lengths of two weak lenses have been derived from defocused laser speckle displacement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden. eva-lena.johansson@sirius.luth.se
authors.forename: Eva-Lena
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benckert
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sjödahl