A Comparison of Image Processing Techniques for Optical Interference Fringe Analysis

Muhammad FAROOQ; Aasma ASLAM; Babar HUSSAIN; Ghazanfar HUSSAIN; Masroor IKRAM

doi:10.1007/s13320-015-0254-z

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