Phase-unwrapping algorithm combined with wavelet transform and Hilbert transform in self-mixing interference for individual microscale particle detection

Yu Zhao; Jiawei Li; Menglei Zhang; Yangyang Zhao; Jianglin Zou; Tao Chen

doi:10.3788/COL202321.041204

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 4, 041204(2023)

Phase-unwrapping algorithm combined with wavelet transform and Hilbert transform in self-mixing interference for individual microscale particle detection

Yu Zhao^1,2、*, Jiawei Li^1,2, Menglei Zhang^1,2, Yangyang Zhao^1,2, Jianglin Zou^1,2, and Tao Chen^1,2、**

Author Affiliations

¹Institute of Advanced Photonic Technology, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

²Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology (Beijing University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100124, China

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