Development towards a robust low-cost Fourier Ptychographic microscope: For the detection of malaria parasites

This thesis discusses developments towards a low-cost Fourier Ptychographic microscope for label free imaging of malaria parasites.<br/>A review of the morphology and life cycle of malaria and the main diagnostic methods for its detection is followed by an introduction to Fourier Ptychography with emphasis on the underlying imaging principles...

Three Dimensional Back Reflector for Solar Cells

Two dimensional plasmonic back reflectors have shown the ability to match the<br/>scattering performance of standard back reflectors. However, three dimensional<br/>plasmonic structures have not yet been thoroughly investigated. Here, the scat-<br/>tering properties of a 3D plasmonic structure are approached at three levels of<br/>system. First,...

Online Computational Imaging Reconstruction

In optical imaging, image quality is not only determined by the system itself but also by the media in which light traverse. Differences in the refraction index of the media encountered by a light wavefront produces phase aberrations which distort the image received from the original object. Currently, there are two main approaches for solving...