Phase mask (IMAGE)

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Phase mask

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To increase depth of focus, the researchers created numerous focal points with a diffractive optical element known as a phase mask that contains micro-structures used to create various light patterns.

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Jingjing Zhao, Stanford University School of Medicine

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