The matrix completion method for phase retrieval from fractional Fourier transform magnitudes (Q1793188)

Summary: Inspired by the implementation of the fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) and its applications in optics, we address the problem of reconstructing a signal from its several FRFT magnitudes (or intensities). The matrix completion method is adopted here. Through numerical tests, the matrix completion method is proven effective in both noisy and noise-free situations. We also compare our method with the Gerchberg-Saxton (GS) algorithm based on FRFT. Numerical tests show that the matrix completion method gains a certain advantage in recovering uniqueness and convergence over the GS algorithm in the noise-free case. Furthermore, in terms of noisy signals, the matrix completion method performs robustly and adding more measurements can generally increase accuracy of recovered signals.