Single-shot ptychographic imaging of non-repetitive ultrafast events.

We demonstrate experimentally high-speed ptychographic imaging of non-repetitive complex-valued events. Three time-resolved complex-valued frames are reconstructed from data recorded in a single camera snapshot. The temporal resolution of the microscope is determined by delays between illuminating pulses. The ability to image amplitude and phase of nonrepetitive events with ultrafast temporal resolution will open new opportunities in science and technology.