Tian X, Itoh M, Yatagai T
Appl Opt. 1995 Nov 1;34(31):7213-20. doi: 10.1364/AO.34.007213.
A simple zonal approach is proposed for estimating phase distribution on large grids. The estimation is based on phase differences that are precisely measured in two orthogonal directions by a lateral-shearing interferometer. It requires only O(N(2)) operations for reconstructing a phase distribution on an N × N grid. Computer simulation and experimental results are demonstrated to show the effectiveness of the new algorithm.