General methods for generating phase-shifting interferometry algorithms

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 31, 1997, Pages 8098-8115

  Phillion, D W ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Phase determining; Phase measuring; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000200320     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.008098     Document Type: Article

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