UKF based multi-component phase estimation in digital holographic Moiré

Simultaneous measurement of multi-dimensional deformations can be done in digital holographic Moiré by illuminating the object with multiple beams from different angles and recording the interference pattern due to multiple beams. This technique involves reliable estimation of resultant multiple phase maps from a one record of the reconstructed interference moiré field. In this paper, we introduce a novel method, based on Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF), for the estimation of multiple phase maps from a complex multi-component signal encountered in digital holographic moiré. The State space model used in this method is determined by Taylor series expansion of phase component as process model and polar to Cartesian conversion as measurement model.