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Area of Science:

Optical metrology
Biomedical imaging
Digital signal processing

Background:

Fringe pattern analysis is critical for full-field optical measurements, impacting accuracy and throughput.
Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) is vital for label-free, high-contrast biomedical microscopy.
Developing high temporal/spatial resolution techniques is essential for dynamic QPI.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the phase reconstruction accuracy of two-frame phase-shifting techniques with single-shot methods in dynamic QPI.
To evaluate the benefits of advanced adaptive interferogram pre-filtering algorithms when combined with phase-shifting techniques.
To determine the optimal fringe analysis strategy for maximizing the phase time-space-bandwidth product in QPI.

Main Methods:

Application of two-frame phase-shifting techniques integrated with adaptive interferogram pre-filtering algorithms.
Comparative analysis of these frameworks against classical and adaptive single-shot phase reconstruction methods.
Experimental validation using fringe analysis in QPI of LSEC/RWPE cell lines.

Main Results:

Single-shot demodulation demonstrated superior phase reconstruction accuracy compared to two-frame phase-shifting methods in low and medium signal-to-noise ratio regimes.
The single-shot approach provides higher temporal resolution and greater phase-information throughput.
Employing two-frame pre-filtering is often more advantageous than two-frame phase retrieval for fringe analysis.

Conclusions:

Single-shot fringe analysis methods are recommended for dynamic QPI due to their higher accuracy and throughput, particularly in challenging noise conditions.
The study advocates for a paradigm shift towards single-shot methods and two-frame pre-filtering for improved QPI performance.
Numerical and experimental findings advance fringe analysis solutions for optical full-field measurements in bio-engineering.