X-ray ptychography: state of the art and future prospects
Abstract
X-ray ptychography is now an established experimental microscopy method, routinely employed in many synchrotron facilities around the world. It provides a three-dimensional quantitative description of complex material structures with nanometer-scale resolution and enables accessing multiple physical contrast mechanisms, which have broadened its impact in diverse scientific domains and driven substantial progress since the introduction of its first conceptual framework. Here we provide an overview of X-ray ptychography, covering the basic concepts, underlying principles, state-of-the-art advances, key applications, and future prospects. This mini-review should be useful for researchers seeking an introduction to the method as well as those keen to deepen their understanding of how to acquire and reconstruct a ptychogram or how to choose the version of ptychography best suited for a particular scientific question.
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BibTeX
@article{guizarsicairos2026xray,
title = {{X-ray ptychography: state of the art and future prospects}},
author = {Manuel Guizar-Sicairos and Virginie Chamard},
journal = {Optica},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1364/optica.601562},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05778407v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - X-ray ptychography: state of the art and future prospects
AU - Manuel Guizar-Sicairos
AU - Virginie Chamard
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/02
JO - Optica
DO - 10.1364/optica.601562
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05778407v1
AB - X-ray ptychography is now an established experimental microscopy method, routinely employed in many synchrotron facilities around the world. It provides a three-dimensional quantitative description of complex material structures with nanometer-scale resolution and enables accessing multiple physical contrast mechanisms, which have broadened its impact in diverse scientific domains and driven substantial progress since the introduction of its first conceptual framework. Here we provide an overview of X-ray ptychography, covering the basic concepts, underlying principles, state-of-the-art advances, key applications, and future prospects. This mini-review should be useful for researchers seeking an introduction to the method as well as those keen to deepen their understanding of how to acquire and reconstruct a ptychogram or how to choose the version of ptychography best suited for a particular scientific question.
SN - 2334-2536
SN - 2334-2536
ER -