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Area of Science:

  • Optical Engineering
  • Image Processing

Background:

  • Phase-shifting interferometry is crucial for precise optical metrology.
  • Existing methods often suffer from local sign ambiguity and require known phase shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust phase-shifting method for demodulating fringe patterns.
  • To eliminate local sign ambiguity in open- and closed-fringed patterns.
  • To enable demodulation with an unknown, arbitrary constant phase shift.

Main Methods:

  • A two-step phase-shifting technique is proposed.
  • Fringe direction is determined using a regularized optical flow algorithm.
  • Spiral Phase Transform (SPT) and quadrature signal determination are applied.

Main Results:

  • The method successfully demodulates both open- and closed-fringed patterns.
  • Local sign ambiguity is resolved without prior knowledge of the phase shift.
  • Satisfactory results were achieved with simulated and experimental interferograms.

Conclusions:

  • The presented two-step phase-shifting method offers a reliable solution for fringe pattern demodulation.
  • It simplifies interferometric data processing by removing the need for known phase shifts.
  • The accompanying MATLAB software facilitates practical application.