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    • Optical Metrology
    • Image Processing
    • Surface Contour Analysis

    Background:

    • Accurate measurement of object surface contours is crucial in various scientific and engineering fields.
    • Traditional methods for contour measurement can be complex and sensitive to environmental factors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a new, simplified coherent optical method for measuring partial derivatives of an object's contour.
    • To demonstrate the advantages of this method over existing techniques in terms of simplicity and reduced sensitivity.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a coherent optical setup with a shearing device integrated into the imaging system.
    • Immersing the object in a refractive medium and employing double exposure on a photographic plate with refractive index changes.
    • Applying Fourier filtering to the processed plate to generate fringe patterns representing contour derivatives.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully generated fringe patterns that directly depict the partial derivatives of the object's surface contour with respect to the shearing direction.
    • The method demonstrated robustness and reduced requirements for vibration isolation, light source coherence, and film resolution.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented coherent optical method offers a simplified and effective approach for measuring object contour derivatives.
    • This technique holds potential for broader application in optical metrology due to its practical advantages.