Two-Dimensional Phase Unwrapping: Theory, Algorithms, and Software

Aresourcelikenoother-thefirstcomprehensiveguidetophaseunwrappingPhaseunwrappingisamathematicalproblem-solvingtechniqueincreasinglyusedinsyntheticapertureradar(SAR)interferometry,opticalinterferometry,adaptiveoptics,andmedicalimaging.InTwo-DimensionalPhaseUnwrapping,twointernationallyrecognizedexpertssortthroughthemultitudeofideasandalgorithmsclutteringcurrentresearch,explainclearlyhowtosolvephaseunwrappingproblems,andprovidepracticablealgorithmsthatcanbeappliedtoproblemsencounteredindiversedisciplines.Completewithcasestudiesandexamplesaswellashundredsofimagesandfiguresillustratingtheconcepts,thisbookfeatures:*Athoroughintroductiontothetheoryofphaseunwrapping*Eightalgorithmsthatconstitutethestateoftheartinphaseunwrapping*Detaileddescriptionandanalysisofeachalgorithmanditsperformanceinanumberofphaseunwrappingproblems*Clanguagesoftwarethatprovidesacompleteimplementationofeachalgorithm*Comparativeanalysisofthealgorithmsandtechniquesforevaluatingresults*Adiscussionoffuturetrendsinphaseunwrappingresearch*ForewordbyformerNASAscientistDr.JohnC.CurlanderTwo-DimensionalPhaseUnwrappingskillfullyintegratesconcepts,algorithms,software,andexamplesintoapowerfulbenchmarkagainstwhichnewideasandalgorithmsforphaseunwrappingcanbetested.Thisuniqueintroductiontoadynamic,rapidlyevolvingfieldisessentialforprofessionalsandgraduatestudentsinSARinterferometry,opticalinterferometry,adaptiveoptics,andmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI).