Abstract
We propose a model-based fringe analysis technique that enables the Fourier transform method to analyze dense fringe patterns with large phase variations. The conventional Fourier-transform method has a limited dynamic range of measurable phase because the Fourier spectra broadened by large phase variations cannot be separated by the spatial carrier frequency. Our model-based iterative technique effectively narrows the broad spectrum and reduces phase errors. Results of simulations and experiments are presented that demonstrate the validity of the proposed spectrum-narrowing technique for high-density fringe patterns.
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