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Direct phase estimation from phase differences using fast elliptic partial differential equation solvers

Journal Article · · Optics Letters; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.14.001107· OSTI ID:5293842
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (US)

Obtaining robust phase estimates from phase differences is a problem common to several areas of importance to the optics and signal-processing communities. Specific areas of application include speckle imaging and interferometry, adaptive optics, compensated imaging, and coherent imaging such as synthetic-aperture radar. We derive in a concise form the equations describing the phase-estimation problem, relate these equations to the general form of elliptic partial differential equations, and illustrate results of reconstructions on large {ital M} by {ital N} grids, using existing, published, and readily available FORTRAN subroutines.

DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5293842
Journal Information:
Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 14:20; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English