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- Developed an iterative method to reconstruct two unknown interfering wavefronts using both numerical simulations and experiments.
- Analyzed a 3D interference pattern to effectively separate and identify the wavefronts involved.
- Utilized Zernike polynomials and a stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm for wavefront expansion and calculations.
Article Abstract
We numerically and experimentally demonstrate an iterative method to simultaneously reconstruct two unknown interfering wavefronts. A three-dimensional interference pattern is analyzed and then Zernike polynomials and the stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm are used to expand and calculate wavefronts.
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