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    • Interferometry
    • Signal processing

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    • Phase-shifting interferometry (PSI) is crucial for optical surface metrology.
    • Environmental and instrumental instabilities cause phase-step detuning, compromising accuracy.
    • Existing linear phase-shifting algorithms (PSAs) are susceptible to these detuning errors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Introduce a universal phase-shifting algorithm (UPSA) as a post-processing corrector.
    • Demonstrate UPSA's ability to recover accurate phase measurements from detuned PSI data.
    • Provide a robust solution for reliable optical metrology.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a universal phase-shifting algorithm (UPSA) for post-processing PSI data.
    • UPSA operates blindly, requiring no prior estimation of phase-step non-uniformities.
    • Tested UPSA's effectiveness using only three interferograms per measurement.

    Main Results:

    • A single application of UPSA corrects detuned outputs from any linear PSA.
    • Recovered phase accuracy is comparable to ideal, well-tuned measurements.
    • Validated robustness against noise and fringe amplitude variations under standard conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • UPSA offers a definitive solution to phase-step detuning in PSI.
    • It significantly enhances the reliability of optical surface metrology.
    • UPSA is a practical advancement enabling trustworthy, high-precision measurements in research and production.