The conservation of artwork is an important aspect of preserving human culture and artistic
expression. Both knowledge and technology can be essential in artwork conservation …

The field of optical metrology offers a wealth of both practical and theoretical
accomplishments, and can cite any number of academic papers recording such. However …

Featured Application This work describes the process used to obtain a final product of
interest to cultural heritage. It shows how the details of a completely deteriorated historic …

Techniques based on laser interferometry principles provide great potential to retrieve
imperceptible bulk information regarding the physical and mechanical condition of complex …

The application of Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT), a new
implementation of incoherent light interferometry, to the examination of museum objects is …

In this work, various examples of the use of the stimulated infrared thermography to help
restore mural paintings are presented. First, the principles of this technique are expounded …

This paper presents a new processing method for denoising interferograms obtained by
digital holographic speckle pattern interferometry (DHSPI) to serve in the structural …

Structural diagnostics information about artwork is commonly obtained by adapting and
applying non-destructive testing techniques from engineering. Shearography is a technique …

The present work includes a laser-based methodology for the cleaning of artworks, with
emphasis on the preservation of their structural integrity and identity. Modern laser-based …

Gold punchwork and underdrawing in Renaissance panel paintings are analyzed using
both three-dimensional swept source/Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (3D …