A simple phase unwrapping approach based on filtering by windowed Fourier transform: The phase near edges

A simple phase unwrapping approach based on windowed Fourier filtering (WFF) was proposed recently. In this paper, the effects of the WFF on edges are further investigated, which show that the phase near an edge remains unchanged and no special consideration is needed for the edges. This useful property will be theoretically proven and numerically verified.     

A simple phase unwrapping approach based on filtering by windowed Fourier transform: A note on the threshold selection

A simple phase unwrapping approach based on windowed Fourier filtering was proposed recently [K. Qian et al. A simple phase unwrapping approach based on filtering by windowed Fourier transform. Opt Laser Technol 2005;37:458–62]. The windowed Fourier filtering algorithm is an essential ingredient that suppresses the noise effectively and makes the phase unwrapping trivial. This paper adds a note on the threshold selection in the windowed Fourier filtering algorithm. A large interval can be selected as the threshold to obtain almost optimal filtering results. Once the selected threshold is suitable, it is almost optimal. This makes the threshold selection in the windowed Fourier filtering algorithm extremely easy.     

A simple phase unwrapping approach based on filtering by windowed Fourier transform

Phase unwrapping is an interesting yet challenging problem in optical interferometry. In this paper, we limit our interest to unwrapping noisy phase maps as it is a common but difficult task. Our aim is to propose a simple solution to phase unwrapping. We first remove the noise by a novel windowed Fourier transform approach and then use sequential line scanning method for phase unwrapping. This simple approach is verified to be very effective.     

Parameter estimation of optical fringes with quadratic phase using the fractional Fourier transform

Optical fringes with a quadratic phase are often encountered in optical metrology. Parameter estimation of such fringes plays an important role in interferometric measurements. A novel method is proposed for accurate and direct parameter estimation using the fractional Fourier transform (FRFT), even in the presence of noise and obstacles. We take Newton׳s rings fringe patterns and electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) interferograms as classic examples of optical fringes that have a quadratic phase and present simulation and experimental results demonstrating the performance of the proposed method.     

An improved windowed Fourier transform for fringe demodulation

A modified algorithm of windowed Fourier transform (WFT) for phase retrieval from electronic speckle-shearing fringe patterns with carriers is proposed. The algorithm is based on the introduction of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) in WFT to reduce computation time for fringe demodulation. Since boundary effects in FFT will influence the accuracy of phase retrieval, the Gerchberg method is employed to extrapolate the fringe pattern at the boundaries to reduce boundary effects. A theoretical analysis of the algorithm is presented. Both simulated and experimental results show that the proposed method has reduced the computation time significantly compared with the convolution method of WFT without sacrificing measurement accuracy.     

Image encryption and decryption using fractional Fourier transform and radial Hilbert transform

A technique for image encryption using fractional Fourier transform (FRT) and radial Hilbert transform (RHT) is proposed. The spatial frequency spectrum of the image to be encrypted is first segregated into two parts/channels using RHT, and image subtraction technique. Each of these channels is encrypted independently using double random phase encoding in the FRT domain. The different fractional orders and random phase masks used during the process of encryption and decryption are the keys to enhance the security of the proposed system. The algorithms to implement the proposed encryption and decryption scheme are discussed, and results of digital simulation are presented.     

基于快速傅里叶变换的四种相位解包裹算法

为了快速准确地对含有噪声的包裹相位图进行相位展开,采用理论分析与计算机模拟及实验验证相结合的方法,对基于快速傅里叶变换（FFT）的四种典型算法四次FFT算法(4-FFT)、二次FFT算法（2-FFT）、四次离散余弦变换算法(4-DCT)及横向剪切干涉与FFT相结合的算法(LS-FFT)作了对比研究。结果表明：2-FFT算法运行速度最快,4-FFT算法次之,LS-FFT算法速度最慢;4-FFT算法对含有较强噪声和轻微欠采样的实验数据的处理效果是最好的;LS-FFT算法对强噪声数据的处理效果最差。     

基于S变换的改进窗口傅里叶三维测量法

讨论了一维S变换在处理条纹图中的应用,推导了S变换表达式,提出一种基于S变换脊的自适应窗口傅里叶三维测量法。利用S变换对于频率的敏感性以及S变换脊思想,求得任意点的瞬时频率。推导了在相位跳变剧烈区域相位二阶导φ″(b)对S变换脊的影响,并求得去除此影响后更为准确的瞬时频率。然后将瞬时频率倒数作为经典窗口傅里叶变换(WFT)的窗口大小,解出条纹图的精确相位。最后对去除相位二阶导影响前后基于S脊的WFT进行对比仿真;实验验证其与传统基于小波脊的WFT在抗噪声、解相位精度上的优势。     

Method for eliminating zero spectrum in Fourier transform profilometry

Windowed Fourier transform (FT) is introduced into Fourier transform profilometry (FTP) to extract zero component included in deformed fringe pattern without capturing two fringe patterns with π phase difference. First, we extract zero component of deformed fringe image using windowed FT and normalize it, then calculate the normalized Fourier spectra of deformed fringe image, finally subtract the zero component from Fourier spectra of deformed fringe image. We give the theoretical analysis of the proposed method. The experiment is carried out to demonstrate that the method can eliminate zero component and extend the measurable slope of height variation to nearly three times of the conventional FTP.     

利用颜色编码辅助计算绝对相位的傅里叶轮廓术

针对传统去卷积算法时间需求的弊端,提出一种新的使用颜色编码辅助的绝对相位并行计算方法。该算法采用对光栅数目需求最少的傅里叶变换轮廓术（FTP）做为卷积相位求取的方法;颜色编码光栅被用来标识轮廓的序数。直接使用FTP计算出的卷积相位以及从彩色光栅中获得的轮廓序数,即可方便求出当前像素的绝对相位值;同时只用一副图像标识轮廓序数也比其他轮廓序数标识方法简单。本方法由于使用绝对相位计算方法,局部相位误差不会扩展。实验结果也证明了此算法对于多个分离物体以及复杂物体的有效性。     

Fractional optical Hilbert transform using phase shifted fiber Bragg gratings

In this paper, we demonstrate that an arbitrary order (including both integer and fractional orders) Hilbert transform (HT) of an input optical waveform can be implemented by a simple and practical phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating (PSFBG) operated in reflection mode. The PSFBG consists of two concatenated identical uniform FBGs with a proper phase shift between them. It is proved that both the phase shift of the FBGs and the apodizing profile of the refractive index modulation determine the order of the transform. The simulation results show that the device can perform arbitrary fractional Hilbert transform (FHT) with excellent accuracy for input signals with up to hundreds of GHz bandwidth using feasible FBG structures.     

A two-dimensional fast Fourier transform method for measuring the inclination angle of parallel fringe patterns

In this paper we describe a technique based on two-dimensional fast Fourier fringe pattern analysis for the automated evaluation of the inclination angle of parallel fringe patterns. Analysis of noise-free theoretical parallel fringe patterns is presented and numerical results of the angle evaluation error using this algorithm are discussed. We also demonstrate an application of the method to the measurement of the inclination angle of experimental parallel fringe patterns.     

Two-dimensional windowed Fourier transform for fringe pattern analysis: Principles, applications and implementations

Fringe patterns from optical metrology systems need to be demodulated to get the desired parameters. Two-dimensional windowed Fourier transform is chosen for the determination of phase and phase derivatives. Two algorithms, one based on filtering and the other based on similarity measure, are developed. Some applications based on these two algorithms are explored, including strain determination, phase unwrapping, phase-shifter calibration, fault detection, edge detection and fringe segmentation. Various examples are given to demonstrate the ideas. Finally implementations of these algorithms are addressed. Most of the work has appeared in various papers and its originality is not claimed. Instead, this paper gives an overview and more insights of our work on windowed Fourier transform.     

S变换引导的窗口傅里叶变换相位提取

提出了一种基于S变换引导的自适应窗口傅里叶变换相位提取方法.通过连续S变换,得到局部条纹的最佳变换窗口,可以保证窗口尺寸随变形条纹的频率变化而自动调整,适合复杂物体的面形测量.计算机模拟和实验验证表明,该方法克服了传统窗口傅里叶变换窗口大小固定的缺点,相位提取的误差由-2～8rad降低为-1～1rad,而且还可以得到被...     

Deformation measurements of dragonfly's wings in free flight by using Windowed Fourier Transform

Grating Projection method was used to measure the height distribution of dragonfly's wings in free flight. Then the fringe patterns on the dragonfly were recorded by a high-speed CCD camera. Since the fringe patterns recorded in such a way have poor contrast and brightness, Windowed Fourier Transform (WFT), which is insensitive to noise and fringe amplitude, was used to process the fringe patterns to extract the phase. Finally, the height distributions of dragonfly's wings in free flight were obtained by using the Weighted Least-Squares Phase Unwrapping method. The choice of integration limits and the size of the window of WFT are briefly discussed here     

Retrieving the full optical response from amplitude data by Hilbert transform

We give a sufficient condition ensuring that the full linear response of an optical system can be retrieved from amplitude measurements using Hilbert transform. This result suggests more general experimental configurations, some simpler than those proposed to date, to extract the full response of a generic optical system by amplitude measurements only.     

Conversion from phase map to coordinate: Comparison among spatial carrier, Fourier transform, and phase shifting methods

For full-field phase measurement methods, many algorithms have been developed to extract a phase map from fringe image(s). Both phase wrapping and unwrapping algorithms have been extensively investigated by many researchers, but few papers can be found on how to calculate the coordinates of surface points from a phase map. This paper focuses on algorithms that show how a phase map can be used to calculate coordinates. Details are given for single image methods such as Fourier transform, spatial carrier methods, and multiple image methods like traditional phase-shifting methods. Algorithms that can be used to convert a phase map to coordinates and some issues related to these conversion algorithms are discussed. An artifact is measured using these phase measurement methods. The results show that using the correct algorithm to convert a phase map to coordinates is a key to obtaining accurate measurement results.     

三维测量中一种新的自适应窗口傅里叶相位提取法

针对多尺度窗口傅里叶变换中,窗口尺寸的自适应选取及提取基频时的频谱混叠等问题,提出基于希尔伯特-黄变换(HHT)的自适应窗口傅里叶相位提取法。对变形条纹信号进行HHT后,通过谱分析,自适应确定能够准确描述条纹信号变化情况的瞬时频率及条纹图的背景分量。根据所得的瞬时频率,给出自适应定位条纹信号局部平稳区域的步骤,进而确定窗口尺寸。不需额外计算,可有效去除背景分量以减少基频提取过程中零频频谱的干扰。与现有的用最大脊法确定窗口尺寸的方法相比,本方法不受被测相位必须线性逼近且变化缓慢的前提约束。实验证明本方法有效、可行,且对测量携带陡峭边缘或面形复杂的物体也能进行较为精确有效的测量。     

傅里叶变换条纹位相分析技术中移频消去载频法对位相分析的影响

在理论上分析了傅里叶变换位相分析技术中的移频消去载频法,由于采样的离散化,不同的条纹周期对位相分析将产生不同的影响。利用计算机仿真,模拟了不同周期的条纹图以及形变条纹图,根据傅里叶变换频移法,获得了不同周期条纹图的位相分布及误差,同时与"减基准条纹法"获得的位相分布及误差进行比较,验证了不同条纹周期对位相分析产生的影响。以花瓶为目标物体,在实验中进一步验证了采样的离散化对位相分析带来的误差和影响。并且讨论了两种减弱这种误差的方法。     

FFT动态相位重建算法的滤波窗影响分析

为了优化相位重建算法,针对波面干涉图的傅里叶频谱,分析了不同滤波窗口的分布特征和频谱响应,通过计算机仿真和实验测试,确定了FFT动态相位重建算法的最佳滤波窗口类型。其中处理仿真干涉图重建的波面与原始波面的波面峰谷值残差为0.008 5λ,波面均方根值残差为0.000 1λ;处理实验干涉图获得的波面与移相干涉测量法获得的波面峰谷值残差为0.009 3λ,波面均方根值残差为0.000 5λ。结果表明:选取Hamming窗进行滤波处理并重建的相位经拟合后得到的波面较参考波面的面形残差最小,相位重建精度优于0.01λ,可进一步应用于大口径光学元件的测量中。