Programmable Aperture Microscopy (PAM) is proposed for multi-modal phase contrast and light field imaging.
The PAM integrates a low-cost LCD into the imaging aperture plane of the microscope.
Numerical methods of microscopy, including brightfield, darkfield, differential phase contrast imaging, and quantitative phase imaging can be realized.
Light field imaging at full sensor resolution has been demonstrated through multiple exposures, without spatio-angular resolution trade-offs.