HoloForkNet: Digital Hologram Reconstruction via Multibranch Neural Network

Reconstruction of 3D scenes from digital holograms is an important task in different areas of science, such as biology, medicine, ecology, etc. A lot of parameters, such as the object’s shape, number, position, rate and density, can be extracted. However, reconstruction of off-axis and especially inline holograms can be challenging due to the presence of optical noise, zero-order image and twin image. We have used a deep-multibranch neural network model, which we call HoloForkNet, to reconstruct different 2D sections of a 3D scene from a single inline hologram. This paper describes the proposed method and analyzes its performance for different types of objects. Both computer-generated and optically registered digital holograms with resolutions up to 2048 × 2048 pixels were reconstructed. High-quality image reconstruction for scenes consisting of up to eight planes was achieved. The average structural similarity index (SSIM) for 3D test scenes with eight object planes was 0.94. The HoloForkNet can be used to reconstruct 3D scenes consisting of micro- and macro-objects.