Phase retrieval of speckle fringe pattern with carriers using 2D wavelet transform

A novel two-dimensional (2D) Gabor continuous wavelet transform (CWT) for phase retrieval and fringe filtering of speckle fringe patterns with spatial carriers is proposed. Theoretical analysis of 2D Gabor CWT is presented and results are compared with advanced fan 2D CWT using both the computer simulated and experimental speckle fringe patterns. It is shown that noise reduction by 2D Gabor CWT demonstrates better results than that of the advanced fan 2D CWT. Two-dimensional Gabor CWT is also compared with 2D Fourier transform and results show that 2D Gabor CWT algorithm has better noise immunity.     

Phase recovery from fringe patterns using the continuous wavelet transform

Interferometry is well established as an optical technique in which a measurand is encoded as the phase of a periodically varying intensity pattern. In view of the inherent accuracy of interferometry, many methods have been developed to retrieve the phase from images of the fringe pattern. Our focus in this paper is one such technique—the continuous wavelet transform (CWT). We begin by reviewing the CWT and the space–spatial–frequency localisation properties of wavelets. We show that a path which follows the maximum modulus of the CWT (the wavelet ridge) gives the instantaneous fringe frequency as a function of spatial displacement. The phase is automatically and trivially obtained, without discontinuities, by integration. Examples of practical wavelets are given and algorithms to isolate the wavelet ridge reviewed.     

Digital hologram encryption using discrete wavelet packet transform

In this paper, key components of a digital hologram were tracked using discrete wavelet packet transform to propose an encryption. Information needed to handle digital holograms were obtained by analyzing the characteristic of digital holograms in the Fresnel and frequency domains. By integrating the information that was experimentally obtained, an encryption method that uses the wavelet transform and subband packetization was proposed. Thus it is possible to change the encryption strength by changing the level of wavelet transform and the energy value of the coefficients to be encrypted. Optimal parameters can be found by analyzing the encryption effect numerically and visually. Therefore, it is possible to execute the encryption efficiently using the parameters presented in this paper without a separate analysis process. The experimental results showed that encrypting only 0.032% of the entire data was enough to hide the contents of the hologram. Here, we regarded the key to encrypt the subband packetization information as the overall encryption key.     

A new wavelet transform for reliability-guided phase unwrapping of optical fringe patterns

A new daughter wavelet definition for reliability-guided phase unwrapping of the optical fringe pattern is introduced. The new daughter wavelet definition is given by normalized mother wavelet with a new factor including a Gaussian function. The modulus of the wavelet transform coefficients, obtained by using daughter wavelet under this new daughter wavelet definition, includes not only modulation information but also local frequency information of the deformed fringe pattern. Therefore, it can be treated as a good parameter which represents the reliability of the reconstructed phase data. Mathematical demonstration of this parameter is given. Both the computer simulation and experiment reveal the validity of the proposed method.     

Analysis on fringe pattern demodulation by use of 2-D CWT

We discuss the wavelet transform profilometry based on the continuous wavelet transform technique as viewed from frequency analysis. We deduce the expression of one-dimensional (1-D) and two-dimensional (2-D) wavelet transform in frequency domain and analyze their characteristics in the application of demodulating the fringe patterns. We also compare 1-D CWT and 2-D CWT in demodulating the oblique fringe patterns with dual carrier frequency components. When oblique fringe patterns are processed, the direction normal to the grating line and x axis or y axis is not identical. By 1-D CWT, in which wavelet transform is carried out row by row, we cannot obtain the most similarity between local signal and the wavelet functions with different dilation values. While a fan 2-D continuous wavelet transformation can deal with the fringe pattern as a 2-D unit as well as has multi-directions, its advantage is that it can be used to exact the information in the spatial direction. However, its spatial localization ability is not very good, which leads that it is not suitable for demodulating the fringe patterns with high phase variation. Computer simulations and experiments have verified our analysis.     

A numerical spatial carrier for single fringe pattern analysis algorithm

Hilbert transform and continuous wavelet transform are combined to form an algorithm for the analysis of a single fringe pattern with open or closed fringes. Only one recorded fringe pattern is needed to extract the phase information. A second π/2 phase shifted fringe pattern should first be generated from the other using Hilbert transform to superpose numerically the spatial carrier. Several phase extraction techniques are conceived to demodulate fringe patterns. In this paper, the wavelet technique is used to obtain the required phase distribution. The algorithm offers an advantage that it is appropriate when the spatial carrier is impossible to be added experimentally. Finally, a simulation was carried out to validate the algorithm, giving good results.     

A derivative based simplified phase tracker for a single fringe pattern demodulation

In this paper, a novel fringe demodulation method for the estimation of phase and its first-order derivative from a closed-fringe interferogram is proposed. The proposed method determines the phase derivatives in both x&y directions from fringe orientation and density. The phase derivatives are subsequently used to determine phase values using a novel simplified phase tracker. In the phase tracking model, the complexity of the cost function is reduced using predetermined derivatives so computation time required for phase tracking is reduced considerably. The proposed model is more robust while dealing with saddle points in fringes than the conventional phase tracker model. Hence it does not require any specialized scanning strategy. The proposed method is validated with simulated and experimental fringe patterns (obtained using electronic speckle pattern interferometry and optical holographic interferometry) and a comparison study is carried out with conventional regularized phase tracker. The simulation results show that the proposed method has good accuracy and requires less computation time than existing phase-tracking algorithms. The experimental results demonstrate the robustness of the proposed method against speckle noise and its practical applicability for static and dynamic applications.     

Phase unwrapping algorithms, respectively, based on path-following and discrete cosine transform

This paper describes a path-following phase unwrapping algorithm and a phase unwrapping algorithm based on discrete cosine transform (DCT) which accelerates the computation and suppresses the propagation of noise. Through analysis of fringe pattern with serious noises simulated in mathematic model, we make a contrast between path-following algorithm and DCT algorithm. The advantages and disadvantages of analytical fringe pattern are also given through comparison of two algorithms. Three-dimensional experimental results have been given to prove the validity of these algorithms. Despite DCT phase unwrapping technique robustness and speed in some cases, it cannot be unwrapping inconsistencies phase. The path-following algorithm can be used in automation analysis of fringe patterns with little influence of noise.     

Phase retrieval of optical fringe patterns from the ridge of a wavelet transform

A new method for phase retrieval of optical fringe patterns is presented. This method is based on a wavelet transform and is capable of extracting the full 2D phase distribution from a single fringe pattern. An important conclusion that the phase of the optical fringe pattern is equal to the phase of its wavelet transform on the ridge of the wavelet transform is theoretically clarified. The method is compared with the Fourier transform and the integration methods. A numerical simulation and an experimental example of phase retrieval are shown.     

The leveling of mask and wafer in proximity nanolithography using fringe pattern phase analysis

The fringe pattern phase analysis method is proposed for the leveling of mask and wafer in proximity lithography. The tilt between mask and wafer in the space is reflected in the tilted fringe pattern. The method combining the 2-D Fourier transform and 2-D Hanning window is proposed for processing the tilted fringe pattern. The offset and angle of tilt are extracted through phase analysis. Computer simulation and experiment are both performed to verify this method. The results indicate that the tilt of the mask and wafer in the space can be extracted with high accuracy through this method.     

Two-step fringe pattern analysis with a Gabor filter bank

We propose a two-shot fringe analysis method for Fringe Patterns (FPs) with random phase-shift and changes in illumination components. These conditions reduce the acquisition time and simplify the experimental setup. Our method builds upon a Gabor Filter (GF) bank that eliminates noise and estimates the phase from the FPs. The GF bank allows us to obtain two phase maps with a sign ambiguity between them. Due to the fact that the random sign map is common to both computed phases, we can correct the sign ambiguity. We estimate a local phase-shift from the absolute wrapped residual between the estimated phases. Next, we robustly compute the global phase-shift. In order to unwrap the phase, we propose a robust procedure that interpolates unreliable phase regions obtained after applying the GF bank. We present numerical experiments that demonstrate the performance of our method.     

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.     

Phase measuring profilometry based on elliptically pattern grating

The present study proposes a new method for measuring the surface shape of an object using elliptically pattern grating projection. Based on phase measuring profilometry (PMP), elliptically pattern grating is projected on the surface of the object to measure its shape in 3D. The computing formula for solving the phase by the phase-shifting fringe method is derived, and the 3D shape formula for the altitude is reestablished. The error-contrastive analysis of the object's surface shape is re-established based on the proposed method and traditional PMP. The proposed method was shown to have a strong anti-noise ability and able to measure objects under high noise. More accurate measurement results were obtained by computer simulation and experiment to verify the feasibility of the proposed method.     

基于小波变换和灰度共生矩阵的轮胎花纹检索

针对在用离散小波变换中提取纹理特征缺少纹理的空间分布特性问题,提出引入方向测度的灰度共生矩阵(Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix,GLCM)与离散小波分解相互融合的算法,在低频子带上借助方向测度引入权值因子的方法提取灰度共生矩阵的六个统计量,用生成的综合特征来描述轮胎花纹的纹理构成,用欧式距离进行相似性度量。实验结果表明,融合算法能够有效提高检索效率,改进方法的检索效率优于用传统的灰度共生矩阵和小波变换提取纹理方法的检索效率。     

Demodulation of a single interferogram based on continuous wavelet transform and phase derivative

A novel method based on continuous wavelet transform (CWT) and guidance of phase derivative is developed to measure the phase of a single fringe pattern which contains closed fringes. Wrapped phase values are retrieved by ridge extraction algorithms based on CWT which has the capability of better noise reduction and thus increases the resolution of measurement significantly. To further reduce the noise, the scales detected by maximum ridge algorithm are filtered iteratively before retrieval of wrapped phase. The proposed method also identifies any ambiguous point in a non-monotonous fringe pattern by directly tracking an inflexion point from an unwrapped phase map without the use of a carrier. The algorithm developed is validated by computer simulation and experimental results. Based on micro interferometry the experimental results for both static and dynamic deformations of a micro structure demonstrate that the proposed method is an effective tool for the analysis of closed fringe patterns and subsequent deformation measurement. However, the proposed technique is limited to measurement of surface which is relatively smooth compared to the mean wavelength of the light source. In addition, prior knowledge of the sign of surface slope is required in cases where a spatial carrier is not available or adaptable.     

基于希尔伯特变换的干涉条纹相位解调新算法

提出了一种新的应用希尔伯特变换解调干涉条纹相位的算法,可以从单幅干涉条纹图中解调出全场相位分布.在实际应用中,常借助傅里叶变换实现希尔伯特变换算法,但是会忽略负频率成分,造成相位信息的丢失.对于相位分布非单调变化的干涉条纹,提出了一种判断函数,用来计算相位信息零频率点的分布.利用相位的零频率点分布构造了一个二元模板,使用该模板对本文提出的两次希尔伯特变换法产生的包裹相位图进行修正.对修正后的包裹相位图进行解包裹处理,可以得到连续的全场相位分布.对该方法用计算机模拟进行了验证.     

基于小波变换和奇异值分解的图像水印算法研究

利用小波变换频谱特性和图像奇异值分解特征,提出了一种结合人眼对比感知特性的图像水印算法。并通过结合人眼视觉特性,将置乱的水印以一定的强度嵌入到图像的奇异值矩阵中,采用其逆过程提取水印,通过仿真进行了验证。对其实施了压缩、剪切、高斯噪声和中值滤波攻击测试,与前人提出的8种水印算法的抗攻击性能进行对比分析。结果表明,在质量因子为20%的较强压缩攻击下,提取水印的NC值仍能达到0.8359,含水印图的PSNR和SSIM达到25.0908dB和0.8451,且比8种水印算法具有更好的鲁棒性。综合表明,提出的算法有效地解决了水印嵌入过程中鲁棒性、视觉透明性与水印嵌入量之间的平衡问题。     

倾斜相移闭合干涉图的非迭代相位提取方法

针对带倾斜相移误差的闭合干涉图,提出一种非迭代的高精度相位提取方法.该方法用傅里叶变换估计闭合条纹的相位,并用图像分割校正相位的符号,然后利用Zernike多项式拟合确定倾斜相移量,最后用最小二乘拟舍得到高精度相位.数值模拟结果表明:该方法的相位提取误差随着干涉图中条纹根数的增多而减小;当干涉图中条纹根数为4.5时,倾斜相移的估计误差为0.37％.实验结果表明该方法的残余误差均方根值为0.121 7rad.该方法精度高,且无需迭代计算,可应用于相移干涉测量.