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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Metrology
    • Interferometry
    • Wavefront Sensing

    Background:

    • Lateral shear interferometry is crucial for wavefront analysis but suffers from inaccuracies in parameter calculation.
    • Discretely distributed edges and unclear gradient changes in interferograms hinder precise shear quantity and angle determination.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a high-precision computation method for shear quantity and shear angle in lateral shear interferograms.
    • To overcome limitations of existing methods in handling edge recognition errors and fitting failures.

    Main Methods:

    • Spatial Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) computation to enhance interferogram edge clarity and suppress noise.
    • Improved GrabCut algorithm for robust interferogram segmentation, overcoming edge recognition issues.
    • Circular fitting constraint algorithms for accurate shear quantity and angle computation, minimizing fitting errors.

    Main Results:

    • Simulation results show shear quantity error within 0.09 pixels and shear angle error within 0.18°.
    • Experimental results demonstrate a shear ratio error within 0.01 units.
    • Wavefront reconstruction accuracy achieved PV of λ/50 and RMS of λ/78, outperforming mainstream algorithms.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method significantly enhances the precision of lateral shear interferogram analysis.
    • It offers superior performance and effectiveness, even in complex, high-precision applications.
    • This advancement provides a more reliable tool for optical metrology and wavefront sensing.