Device for detecting the amplitude and phase of a
wave field, with a
light source for emitting a coherent plane
light wave with a first frequency (ω1), with an oscillator to generate a modulation frequency (Δω), with an
optical modulator to generate a reference
light wave (E LO , ω1'), with a PMD sensor with multiple PMD pixels, each having a first and second integration node (A, B), wherein the PMD sensor and the
optical modulator are operated with the modulation frequency (Δω) generated by the oscillator, wherein part of the light emitted by the
light source is directed onto the
optical modulator and the optical modulator shifts the first frequency (ω1) of the incoming light by the modulation frequency (Δω) so that a reference
light wave (E) is present at the output of the optical modulator. LO) with a second frequency (ω1') is available, where a scene or object is illuminated with the first coherent plane light wave and the light wave reflected by the object is an object light wave (E Obj ) forms, where the PMD sensor is connected to the object light wave (E Obj ) and the reference light wave (E LO ) is illuminated in such a way that the angles of incidence or the directions of propagation of both
waves are aligned at a predetermined angle (α) to each other and both
waves interfere, where the interference is time-varying and has a period corresponding to the
frequency shift (Δω) or the modulation frequency (Δω), where the interference is captured alternately by the first and second integration nodes (A,B) in phase synchrony with the modulation frequency (Δω), where, after an integration time for a PMD pixel, a difference
signal (AB) is available, from a lateral distribution of the difference signals and taking into account the angles of incidence of the object and reference
waves, a laterally resolved amplitude and a laterally resolved phase of the
object wave can be determined.