Three-dimensional phase unwrapping using the Hungarian algorithm

Opt Lett. 2009 Oct 1;34(19):2994-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.34.002994.

Abstract

We propose a three-dimensional phase unwrapping technique that uses the Hungarian algorithm to join together all the partial residual loops that may occur in a wrapped phase volume. Experimental results have shown that the proposed algorithm is more robust and reliable than other well-known three-dimensional phase unwrapping algorithms. Additionally, the proposed algorithm is fast in terms of computational complexity, which makes it suitable for practical applications.