Error analysis of the principal component analysis demodulation algorithm

In this work, we present suitable phase accuracy indicators, which are obtained from the first three obtained eigenvalues of the principal component analysis (PCA) demodulation algorithm. These indicators can be used in the measuring process to determine a blind phase goodness assessment, without the need of using any ground truth phase information. Therefore, it is possible to perform further actions if required, as obtaining more interferograms or repeat the measure. Additionally, we present simulated and experimental results that support our mathematical analysis and conclusions. A complete MATLAB software package reproducing any result and figure shown in this work is provided in (http://goo.gl/fy5EC).

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