With the advances in scientific foundations and technological implementations, optical
metrology has become versatile problem-solving backbones in manufacturing, fundamental …

The principle of structured light and triangulation is used in a wide range of 3D optical
metrology applications, such as mechanical engineering, industrial monitoring, computer …

High-speed 3D shape measurement (or imaging) has seen tremendous growths over the
past decades, especially the past few years due to the improved speed of computing …

As one of the most popular techniques for non-contact three-dimensional (3D)
sensing/imaging, fringe projection profilometry (FPP) has been growing rapidly over the past …

This paper provides a review for absolute phase recovery methods that are applicable for
digital fringe projection (DFP) systems. Specifically, we present two conventional absolute …

Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and
graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in …

Axicon is a versatile optical element for forming a zero-order Bessel beam, including high-
power laser radiation schemes. Nevertheless, it has drawbacks such as the produced …

Freeform optics is the next-generation of modern optics, bringing advantages of excellent
optical performance and system integration. It finds wide applications in various fields, such …

This paper reviews recent developments of non-contact three-dimensional (3D) surface
metrology using an active structured optical probe. We focus primarily on those active non …

Polarized light is a pervasive influence in our world—and scientists and engineers in a
variety of fields require the tools to understand, measure, and apply it to their advantage …