We present experimental results showing that the reverse phase contrast (RPC) technique is a viable method for the generation of a binary phase distribution from a spatially varying amplitude pattern using Fourier plane filtering techniques. Experimental results are shown for the generation of a binary 0-π phase only distribution using either an amplitude mask or a spatial light modulator to provide the input and the results are shown to be in agreement with theoretical predictions for the RPC technique.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
Original Manuscript: August 20, 2001
Revised Manuscript: January 2, 2002
Published: April 10, 2002
Paul C. Mogensen and Jesper Glückstad, "Reverse phase contrast: an experimental demonstration," Appl. Opt. 41, 2103-2110 (2002)