Isochromatics demodulation from a single image using the regularized phase tracking technique

In this work we propose a robust fringe demodulation technique applied to the analysis of a single isochromatics fringe pattern produced in photoelasticity. The method used is a regularized phase tracking algorithm with a new sequential scanning technique specifically adapted for the characteristics of the isochromatic fringe patterns: possible apparition of closed fringes, large dynamic range in its spatial frequency content and low noise. The performance of the method is discussed and experimental results are presented.