Particle Size Measurement Using a Phase Retrieval Holography System with a GPU-Equipped SBC
Particle Size Measurement Using a Phase Retrieval Holography System with a GPU-Equipped SBC

Yohsuke Tanaka, Dai Nakai
KONA Powder and Particle Journal
KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2024002. – Published 28 January 2023; doi:https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2024002



Abstract

We have developed a phase retrieval holography system using a single-board computer (SBC) with a graphics processing unit (GPU) for particle size measurement. The system comprises two cameras connected to the SBC with a GPU (Jetson NanoTM, NVIDIA®), a diode-pumped solid-state green laser, and a beam splitter. The GPU enables us to reconstruct holograms in real-time and measure particle size. The system can record the shapes and positions of particles falling in a static flow in a three-dimensional volume as two holograms generating an interference pattern. Two holograms solve the twin image problem that arises because of the lack of phase information using phase retrieval holography. We also present the requirement of this system for experimentally recording and numerically reconstructing holograms of particles. Finally, we compare the particle size distribution obtained by the system to that of conventional two-dimensional image measurement.


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