用自动微分自动校正衍射图像偏移,提升成像精度
Subpixel correction of diffraction pattern shifts in ptychography via automatic differentiation
- 将裁剪偏移量设为可优化参数,融入反向传播中联合优化
- 即使初始偏移达5像素,平均偏差仍低于0.5像素
- 适用于反射光路和宽带照明等复杂实验条件
波前扫描成像(ptychography)是一种相干衍射成像技术,在材料表征、生物成像和纳米结构分析中广泛应用,因其可实现无透镜的复数图像高分辨率重建。常规流程中,原始衍射图常被裁剪以保留中心有效区域,但若裁剪未对准零级衍射峰,重建将出现收敛慢、相位缠绕和图像保真度下降等问题。该问题在反射几何或宽带照明条件下尤为严重,错误裁剪会引入系统性预处理误差,破坏整个重构过程。为此,本文提出基于自动微分(AD)的方法,将裁剪偏移量作为可优化参数嵌入重建框架,通过反向传播同步优化物体、探针与偏移位置,无需人工调参。模拟结果表明,即使初始偏移达5像素,该方法仍能实现亚像素级校正,平均偏差低于0.5像素。极端紫外(EUV)实验进一步验证了其鲁棒性与有效性。该方法显著提升了波前扫描重构的自动化与鲁棒性,适用于多种实验场景。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Ptychography, a coherent diffraction imaging technique, has become an indispensable tool in materials characterization, biological imaging, and nanostructure analysis due to its capability for high-resolution, lensless reconstruction of complex-valued images. In typical workflows, raw diffraction patterns are commonly cropped to isolate the valid central region before reconstruction. However, if the crop is misaligned from the diffraction pattern's zero-order, reconstruction may suffer from slower convergence, phase wrapping, and reduced image fidelity. These issues are further exacerbated in experimental configurations involving reflective geometries or broadband illumination, where incorrect cropping introduces systematic preprocessing errors that compromise the entire ptychographic inversion. To address this challenge, we present an approach based on automatic differentiation (AD), where the cropping shift is treated as an optimizable parameter within the reconstruction framework. By integrating shift correction into the backpropagation loop, our method simultaneously refines the object, probe, and shift positions without requiring manual tuning. Simulation results demonstrate that, even with initial offsets ranging up to 5 pixels, the proposed method achieves subpixel correction, with an average deviation below 0.5 pixels. Experiments in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) regime further validate the method's robustness and effectiveness. This AD-based strategy enhances the automation and robustness of ptychographic reconstructions, and is adaptable to diverse experimental conditions.
Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. PaperDance 不是 arXiv 官方产品;中文卡片由大模型生成,请以原文为准。