title: Fringe image analysis based on the amplitude modulation method.
abstract: A novel phase-analysis method is proposed. To get the fringe order of a fringe image, the amplitude-modulation fringe pattern is carried out, which is combined with the phase-shift method. The primary phase value is obtained by a phase-shift algorithm, and the fringe-order information is encoded in the amplitude-modulation fringe pattern. Different from other methods, the amplitude-modulation fringe identifies the fringe order by the amplitude of the fringe pattern. In an amplitude-modulation fringe pattern, each fringe has its own amplitude; thus, the order information is integrated in one fringe pattern, and the absolute fringe phase can be calculated correctly and quickly with the amplitude-modulation fringe image. The detailed algorithm is given, and the error analysis of this method is also discussed. Experimental results are presented by a full-field shape measurement system where the data has been processed using the proposed algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Measurement and Control for Complex System of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
authors.forename: Shaoyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.forename: Feipeng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Da
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*