Low-overlap square aperture ptychography with selective scanning

As an excellent representative of coherent diffraction imaging, ptychography iterative engine plays a crucial role in biomedical imaging and crystal structure analysis. However, the significant challenges regarding imaging speed and throughput have hindered its development in fast imaging. In this paper, we propose a fast square aperture reconstruction method with a low-overlap rate aimed at mitigating the issue of low efficiency. Our approach, employing the Tamura coefficient of gradient (TOG) operator-guided strategy with square aperture, surpasses the performance of previous initial iterations. Enhanced imaging quality is demonstrated by intentionally selecting patterns in the reconstruction stage. Our results illustrate that a high-overlap rate and extensive patterns are no longer indispensable for lensless ptychography.