• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 2, 021101 (2025)
Yunyun Chen1,2,3,4,*, Chengxing He1,3,4, Weihao Cheng1,3,4, and Wenzhuo Xie1,3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
  • 2Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Optoelectronic Detection of Atmosphere and Ocean, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
  • 4Jiangsu International Joint Laboratory on Meteorological Photonics and Optoelectronic Detection, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.021101 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yunyun Chen, Chengxing He, Weihao Cheng, Wenzhuo Xie, "Phase unwrapping by a multi-level grid method for moiré fringes," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 021101 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
    Key principle of the method.
    Fig. 1. Key principle of the method.
    A numerical simulation. (a) Gaussian surface; (b) wrapped phase.
    Fig. 2. A numerical simulation. (a) Gaussian surface; (b) wrapped phase.
    Phase unwrapping and errors: (a) multi-level grid method (proposed in this paper); (b) multi-grid method (100 iterations); (c) multi-grid method (1000 iterations); (d) multi-grid method (10,000 iterations); (e)–(h) the corresponding errors.
    Fig. 3. Phase unwrapping and errors: (a) multi-level grid method (proposed in this paper); (b) multi-grid method (100 iterations); (c) multi-grid method (1000 iterations); (d) multi-grid method (10,000 iterations); (e)–(h) the corresponding errors.
    Schematic diagram of the experimental setup. 1, laser; 2, 3, spatial filter and collimating lens; 4, phase object; 5, 6, Ronchi gratings; 7, 9, imaging lenses; 8, filter; 10, screen.
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the experimental setup. 1, laser; 2, 3, spatial filter and collimating lens; 4, phase object; 5, 6, Ronchi gratings; 7, 9, imaging lenses; 8, filter; 10, screen.
    Moiré fringes: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    Fig. 5. Moiré fringes: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    Wrapped phases: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    Fig. 6. Wrapped phases: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    True phases: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    Fig. 7. True phases: (a) candle-air flame; (b) heated air around an electric iron; (c) alcohol lamp flame.
    True phases successively processed using the multi-grid method iterated 100, 1000, and 10,000 times, as well as the flood-fill method, respectively: (a1)–(a4) candle-air flame; (b1)–(b4) heated air around an electric iron; (c1)–(c4) alcohol lamp flame.
    Fig. 8. True phases successively processed using the multi-grid method iterated 100, 1000, and 10,000 times, as well as the flood-fill method, respectively: (a1)–(a4) candle-air flame; (b1)–(b4) heated air around an electric iron; (c1)–(c4) alcohol lamp flame.
    Comparison of residuals under different numbers of iterations: (a) flood-fill method; (b) multi-grid method.
    Fig. 9. Comparison of residuals under different numbers of iterations: (a) flood-fill method; (b) multi-grid method.
    Comparison of residuals under different threshold values: (a) different methods; (b) different flow fields.
    Fig. 10. Comparison of residuals under different threshold values: (a) different methods; (b) different flow fields.
    The deflection angle distributions of the 256th (central) row.
    Fig. 11. The deflection angle distributions of the 256th (central) row.
    MethodNumber of iterationsErrorTime (s)
    Multi-level grid900.4638
    Multi-grid1000.62768.8729
    10000.324375.8111
    10,0000.0514765.4814
    Table 1. Comparison of Accuracy and Time
    MethodFlow fieldNumber of iterationsTime (s)
    Multi-level gridCandle-air flame90.4803
    Heated air around an electric iron90.5964
    Alcohol lamp flame90.4661
    Flood-fillCandle-air flame437.2227
    Heated air around an electric iron320.9702
    Alcohol lamp flame248.2060
    Multi-gridCandle-air flame1008.3297
    100085.4606
    10,000982.6172
    Heated air around an electric iron1008.4717
    100093.7704
    10,000968.7483
    Alcohol lamp flame1009.2901
    100090.3600
    10,000982.6283
    Table 2. Comparison of Time
    Yunyun Chen, Chengxing He, Weihao Cheng, Wenzhuo Xie, "Phase unwrapping by a multi-level grid method for moiré fringes," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 021101 (2025)
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