Patent Publication Number: US-10330463-B2

Title: Spatial phase-shift shearography system for non-destructive testing and strain measurement

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a national stage filing based upon International PCT Application No. PCT/US2014/062610, with an international filing date of Oct. 28, 2014, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional application No. 61/896,391 filed 28 Oct. 2013, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for measuring stress, strain, and/or deformation. Strain measurement is often used in a variety of applications, including manufacturing, biomedical, and microelectronics, among others. For example, aircrafts are often analyzed using shearography. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Conventional shearography systems typically have several drawbacks that prevent effective use for analyzing dynamic systems. For example, conventional systems may require acquisition of at least two images before loading and at least two images after loading. Acquisition of multiple images before and after loading may undesirably increase processing time. 
     Additionally, conventional shearography systems may include complicated structures that prohibit wide commercial adoption, particularly for field applications. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure includes a shearography system that may include a plurality of light sources each configured to produce a beam of light to illuminate a test area, each of the beams of light having a different wavelength. In embodiments, a shearography system may include a camera configured to obtain intensity information corresponding to reflections of the plurality of lights off of the test area. In embodiments, a shearography system may include an optical shearing device disposed in an optical path between the plurality of light sources and the camera, the optical shearing device configured to provide a shearing angle. In embodiments, the camera may be configured to obtain intensity information corresponding to simultaneous reflections of the plurality of lights off of the test area. In embodiments, captured intensity information may allow for the calculation of in-plane normal strain, in-plane shear strain, and/or pure out-of-plane shear strain from a single testing image. 
     In embodiments, a method of determining strain may include illuminating, via a plurality of light sources, a test area of a test object, capturing, via a camera, a first plurality of interferograms corresponding to the test area, the first plurality of interferograms being captured in a reference image, determining a reference phase difference from the reference image, capturing, via the camera, a second plurality of interferograms corresponding to the test area, the second plurality of interferograms being captured in a testing image, determining a testing phase difference from the testing image, and determining a strain measurement according to a relative phase difference between the reference phase difference and the testing phase difference. In embodiments, each of the light sources of the plurality of light sources may be configured to produce a beam of light, and the beam of light produced by each light source may have a different wavelength than the lights produced by the other light sources. 
     Various aspects of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment, when read in light of the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a schematic view of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 1B  is a schematic view of portions of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  are spectrums corresponding to an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a phase map corresponding to an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are phase maps corresponding to embodiments of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic of a lens configuration of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6A  is a graphical representation of a gate function of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6B  is a graphical representation of an inverse Fourier transformed gate function of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are phase maps corresponding to embodiments of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 8A  is a schematic view of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 8B  is a schematic view of portions of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a spectrum corresponding to an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram of a method of determining strain according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11A  is a schematic view of portions of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11B  is a schematic view of portions of an embodiment of a shearography system in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram of a method determining strain according to a conventional system. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be described in conjunction with embodiments and examples, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by appended claims. 
     The present disclosure includes a shearography system  100 . Shearography system  100  may be referred to as a digital speckle pattern shearing interferometry system and may be used for non-destructive testing (NDT) to analyze properties of various materials, such as, for example, composite materials. Shearography system  100  may be configured laser-based, full field, non-contact optical measurement of strain (e.g., in-plane strain) with a sensitivity of several microstrains. 
     As generally illustrated in  FIG. 1A , in embodiments, shearography system  100  may include an optical shearing device  60 , a detector  70 , a first light source  110 , a beam expander  120 , a plurality of lenses  130 , and/or an aperture  140 . In embodiments, first light source  110  configured to illuminate a test object  50 . Test object may include a first state  52 , which may correspond to a reference, unloaded, and/or non-deformed state. Additionally or alternatively, test object  50  may include a second state  54 , which may include a loaded and/or deformed state. In embodiments, second state of test object  50  may include one or more of a variety of loads and/or deformations. 
     In embodiments, first light source  110  may illuminate test object  50 , which may allow detector  70  to capture a reference image (e.g., a reference shearogram). A reference shearogram may correspond to a first beam  112  from first light source  110  illuminating test object  50  and may be captured by detector  70  via optical shearing device  60 . First light source  110  may then illuminate test object  50  again, but with test object  50  in second state  54 , which may allow for generating a corresponding testing image (e.g., a testing shearogram). Comparing a reference image with a testing image may allow for a determination of relative phase difference information, which may be used to measure stress, strain, and/or deformation, and/or locate faults in a material. 
     In embodiments, a light source (e.g., first light source  110 ) may be configured to emit convergent, generally convergent, and/or partially convergent light, such as, for example, first beam  112 . In embodiments, a light source may be configured to emit coherent, generally coherent, and/or partially coherent light. In embodiments, a light source may include a laser, first beam  112  may be configured as a laser beam, and/or first beam of light  112  may be referred to herein as first laser beam  112 . In embodiments, a light source may include a helium-neon (HeNe) laser, which may be configured to emit a laser beam including a wavelength of about 630 nm, for example, 632.8 nm. For example, and without limitation, first beam of light  112  may be configured as a laser with a wavelength of about 632.8 nm. Additionally or alternatively, a light source may include a green laser, which may be configured to emit a laser beam including a wavelength of about 532 nm. For example, and without limitation, first beam of light  112  may be configured as a laser with a wavelength of about 532 nm. In embodiments, a light source may be configured to illuminate test object  50  and/or may be configured to direct first beam of light  112  toward test object  50 . 
     Shearography system  100  may include one or more beam expanders  120 . A beam expander  120  may be configured to expand a beam of light into an expanded beam of light, such as, for example, first beam of light  112  into expanded first beam of light  112 A. Beam expander  120  may be disposed in an optical path  90  between a light source (e.g., first light source  110 ) and testing object  50 . 
     Detector  70  may be configured to detect, receive, capture, and/or measure light and/or the intensity of light. Detector  70  may also be referred to herein as camera  70 . In embodiments, camera  70  may include a charge-coupled device (CCD). A CCD may be configured to determine a value of light intensity provided to it. In embodiments, for example only, intensity may be measured on a scale of 0 to 255. In embodiments, a shearography system (e.g., shearography systems  100 ,  200 ,  300 ), may include a single camera  70  or a plurality of cameras. 
     In embodiments, camera  70  may include a high speed camera, such as, for example, a camera capable of capturing at least 15,000 frames per second (fps). A high speed camera may allow a shearography system to include a dynamic measurement range of up to and/or exceeding 7.5 kHz. 
     In embodiments, shearography system  100  may include aspects that generally correspond to a Michelson interferometer and/or may include a Michelson-based spatial phase-shift shearography system. For example, optical shearing device  60  may include an interferometer, such as, for example, a modified Michelson interferometer. In embodiments, camera  70  may include portions and/or all of optical shearing device  60 . As generally illustrated in  FIG. 1B , in embodiments, optical shearing device  60  may include a first element  62 , a second element  64 , and/or a third element  66 . First element  62  may be configured to reflect light, may include mirror  62 , and/or may be referred to herein as mirror  62 . Second element may configured to reflect light, may include mirror  64 , and/or may be referred to herein as mirror  64 . Mirror  62  and mirror  64  may be disposed in generally perpendicular orientation relative to one another. In embodiments, optical shearing device may be configured to provide a shearing angle β, which may include at least one of mirrors  62 ,  64  may be disposed such that it is not perpendicular relative to the other mirror. For example, mirror  64  may be disposed at an angle β relative to mirror  62 , and angle β may comprise an oblique angle. In embodiments, optical shearing device may be disposed in an optical path (e.g., optical path  90 ) between a light source (e.g., first light source  110 , second light source  210 , etc.) and camera  70 . 
     In embodiments, a mirror (e.g., mirror  64 ) disposed at angle β may be configured to introduce a frequency component to a beam of light and/or angle may be referred to as shearing angle β. For example, and without limitation, mirror  64  disposed at angle β may be configured to introduce a frequency component to first beam of light  112 . A frequency component introduced into a beam of light may correspond to a wavelength of the beam of light. For example, and without limitation, frequency component f 1  may correspond to a wavelength of first beam of light. Frequency components may be introduced in such a way that after a Fourier transform, phase information may be extracted or derived from a resulting spectrum. Extracting phase information may be accomplished via a windowed inverse Fourier transform (WIFT) and/or via a filter, such as a band pass filter, a gate function filter, and/or a normal function filter. In embodiments, for example, phase information may include a range from 0 to 2π. 
     In embodiments, third element  66  may include a beam splitter and/or may be referred to herein as beam splitter  66 . Beam splitter  66  may include one or more of a variety of configurations. For example, and without limitation, beam splitter  66  may include a cube, which may include two triangular prisms joined together, and/or beam splitter may include a half-silvered element. Beam splitter  66  may be configured such that all of, a portion of, or none of the light that is directed to beam splitter  66  passes through beam splitter  66 . In embodiments, beam splitter  66  may be configured to reflect light that does not pass through it. In embodiments, beam splitter  66  may be configured to reflect a first portion of first beam  112 B toward mirror  62 . Additionally or alternatively, beam splitter  66  may be configured to receive first beam  112  and allow a second portion  112 C of first beam  112  to pass through to mirror  64 . In embodiments, beam splitter  66  may be configured to allow first portion  112 B of first beam  112 , which may include about half of first beam  112 , to pass through to mirror  64 , and/or beam splitter  66  may be configured to reflect second portion  112 C, which may include about half of first beam  112 , toward mirror  62 . Beam splitter  66  may, additionally or alternatively, be configured to allow light reflected from mirror  62  (e.g., first beam second portion  112 C) to pass through toward camera  70  as a first wave front  114 A and/or reflect light reflected from mirror  64  (e.g., second portion  112 C) toward camera  70  as a second wave front  114 B. 
     In embodiments, camera  70  may be configured to capture first wave front  114 A corresponding to first portion  112 B of first beam  112  and/or capture second wave front  114 B corresponding to second portion  112 C of first beam  112 . The first and second wave fronts  114 A,  114 B may be represented via the following equations, respectively:
 
 u   1 ( x,y )=| u   1 ( x,y )|exp[ i φ( x,y )]  Eq. 1.
 
 u   2 ( x,y )=| u   2 ( x+Δx,y )|exp{ i φ( x+Δx,y )+2 πif   0   ·x}   Eq. 2.
 
     where u 1  corresponds to first wave front  114 A, u 2  corresponds to second wave front  114 B, and Δx corresponds to the shearing distance in the x direction, which may correspond to shearing angle β. 
     The f 0  value may represent the spatial frequency component introduced by second mirror  64  being disposed at shearing angle β. The f 0  value may be represented by the following equation:
 
 f   0 =(sin β/λ)  Eq. 3.
 
     where λ corresponds to a wavelength of first light source  110 . 
     An intensity of light provided to and/or captured by camera  70  may be represented by:
 
 I =( u   1   +u   2 )( u   1   *+u   2 *)= u   1   u   1   *+u   2   u   2   *+u   1   u   2   *+u   2   u   1 *  Eq. 4.
 
     where * corresponds to a complex conjugate of u i  (e.g., u 1 * may correspond to a complex conjugate of u 1 ). 
     A Fourier transform of the speckle interferogram (e.g., of the intensity equation, Eq. 4), may convert the captured image into the frequency (Fourier) domain from the spatial domain. A Fourier transform of Eq. 4 may be represented by: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where   corresponds to a convolution operation, U 1 (f x , f y ) corresponds to a Fourier transform of first wave front  114 A (u 1 ), and U 2 (f x +f 0 , f y ) corresponds to a Fourier transform of second wave front  114 B (u 2 ). 
     In embodiments, an ideal version  158  of spectrum  150  that may result from a Fourier transform corresponding to Equation 5 is generally illustrated in  FIG. 2A . An ideal spectrum  158  may include a first portion  160  that may be located at or about (−f 0 , 0) and may correspond to the U 1   U 2 * term. Second portion  162  of spectrum  158  may be generally located at or about (f 0 , 0) and may generally correspond to the U 2   U 1 * term. The remaining two terms, U 1   U 1 * and U 2   U 2 *, may include relatively low frequency components and may generally correspond to third portion  164  which may be located at or about (0, 0). As first portion  160  and/or second portion  162  may include useful phase information, it may be desirable if first portion  160  and/or second portion  162  are distinct and/or distinguishable from the third portion  164  (e.g., center) of spectrum  158 , which may not include useful information. 
     In practice, spectrum  150  may not be as easily distinguishable as ideal spectrum  158  and/or may more closely resemble the spectrum illustrated in  FIG. 2B . As generally illustrated in  FIG. 2B , spectrum  150  may generally include a first portion  152 , a second portion  154 , and/or a third portion  156 , which may generally correspond to respective terms of Equation 5. For example, first portion  152  of spectrum  150  may be generally located at or about (−f 0 , 0) and may correspond to the U 1   U 2 * term. Second portion  154  of spectrum  150  may be generally located at or about (f 0 , 0) and may generally correspond to the U 2   U 1 * term. The remaining two terms, U 1   U 1 * and U 2   U 2 *, may include relatively low frequency components and may generally correspond to third portion  156 , which may be located at or about (0, 0). These two terms may correspond to background light and/or may not include desired information. 
     In embodiments, first portion  152  and/or second portion  154  of spectrum may contain phase information of the captured interferogram (e.g., reference interferogram and/or testing interferogram). A windowed inverse Fourier transform (WIFT) may be applied to spectrum  150  to extract phase information from first portion  152  and/or second portion  154 . In embodiments, a window of the windowed inverse Fourier transform may correspond to (e.g., be centered at) frequency component f 0  which may correspond to the wavelength of first beam  112  and the shearing angle (see, e.g., Equation 3) and/or the window may include a width of 2f c1  (see, e.g., Equation 11, below). Applying a WIFT may result in the following equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where Im may correspond to an imaginary portion of a complex number and Re may correspond to a real portion of the complex number. The Φ term may correspond to a phase difference between wave fronts u 1  (unsheared) and u 2  (sheared). This phase difference Φ may correspond to an unloaded, non-deformed, and/or reference state of test object. To calculate strain, it may be desirable to compare reference phase difference Φ with a loaded, deformed, and/or testing phase difference Φ′. 
     In embodiments, a testing phase difference Φ′ may be obtained by similar operations as applied to obtain reference phase difference Φ. For example, a Fourier transform may be applied to an intensity equation of a second image (e.g., corresponding to a test object  50  in second state  54 ) and a WIFT may be applied to the resulting spectrum to obtain the testing phase difference Φ′. The relative phase difference ΔΦ between the reference and loaded test object may be represented as:
 
ΔΦ=Φ−Φ′  Eq. 7.
 
       FIG. 3  generally illustrates a phase map  168  corresponding to the phase difference calculated in Eq. 7. A gradient of deformation may be calculated according to: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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The s term may correspond to a sensitivity vector, which may correspond to s=k i −k 0 . The k i  term may correspond to a unit vector along the illumination direction and k 0  may correspond to a unit vector in the observation direction. Thus, s may be represented according to:
 
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     In embodiments, it may be desirable for a speckle to cover at least six pixels. In embodiments, it may also be desirable to increase spatial resolution to attempt to achieve or to achieve an ideal spectrum, which may allow for easier and/or more accurate extraction of phase information. Larger speckle size may reduce spatial resolution, so it may be desirable to reduce the size of the pixels so that a relatively small speckle may still be able to cover at least six pixels. 
     In embodiments, a high resolution camera may include a relatively small pixel size, which may help limit the size of the speckles. For example, a 5 Megapixel camera (e.g., a model ICL-B2520M camera available from IMPERX) may include about 2456 pixels by about 2058 pixels, with a pixel size of about 3.4 μm, and a 1.5 Megapixel camera (e.g., a model STC-CL152A available from SENTECH) may include about 1392 pixels by about 1040 pixels, with a pixel size of about 4.7 μm. The reduced pixel size of the 5 Megapixel camera may allow for a reduced speckle size Δs and increased spatial resolution. In embodiments, the difference between a phase map generated via a 1.5 Megapixel camera (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIG. 4A ) and a phase map generated via a 5 Megapixel camera (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIG. 4B ) may be significant. 
     In embodiments, the focus length L f  may affect the speckle size. For example, the speckle size may be represented by:
 
Δ s=λ   1   L   f   /D   Eq. 10.
 
     where Δs corresponds to the speckle size, λ 1  corresponds to the wavelength of first light source, L f  corresponds to the focus length of an imaging lens and D corresponds to the aperture size. Thus, as focus length L f  decreases, speckle size Δs may also decrease, proportionately. 
     In embodiments, focus length L f  may be relatively short compared to a conventional Mach-Zehdner Interferometer. In embodiments of a shearography system (e.g., system  100  and/or system  200 ), additional lenses may be included to increase a field of view of a test object. For example, as generally illustrated in  FIGS. 1A, 5 and 8A , embodiments may include lens  134  and/or lens  136 . Image lens  132  may include a focus length of L f1  and lenses  134  and  136  may include a focus length of L f2 . As generally shown in  FIG. 5 , which generally illustrates an unfolded schematic of a lens configuration of an embodiment, added lenses  134  and  136  may correspond to a 4f system that may include a magnification ratio of −1. A magnification ratio of −1 that may correspond to the added lenses may flip the image upside down, but may not affect the speckle size Δs. 
     Aperture  72  may be located between test object  50  and optical shearing device  60 . In practical applications of embodiments, certain variables may be relatively fixed and/or constrained (e.g., maximum resolution of CCD camera, focus length, etc.), and the configuration of aperture  72  may be controlled to achieve certain desired system effects. For example, the size D of aperture  72  may be adjusted to control the speckle size in the system. In embodiments, the size D of aperture may be increased to decrease speckle size Δs and/or the size D of aperture may be decreased to increase speckle size Δs. 
     Additionally or alternatively, the size D of aperture  72  may be configured to act as a spatial frequency filter, which may limit a maximum spatial frequency that can be captured (e.g., the size of the aperture may correspond to a cutoff spatial frequency). A relationship between the size of aperture and the cutoff spatial frequency may include:
 
 f   c1   =D/ 2λ 1   L   f   Eq. 11.
 
     where f c1  corresponds to a cutoff spatial frequency, D corresponds to aperture size (e.g., a diameter) on a focus plane, λ 1  corresponds to a wavelength of first light source  112  and L f  corresponds to a focus length of image lens  132 . 
     In embodiments, a sufficiently large spatial frequency shift f 0  may make it easier and/or possible to separate various portions of spectrum from each other in the frequency domain. In embodiments, it may be desirable to include a spatial frequency shift f 0  that is at least twice the cutoff frequency f c . Thus, it may be desirable for the following relationship to be true: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Thus, it may be desirable to introduce shearing angle β according to the following relationship: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     The relationship of Equation 13 may be derived from Equations 3, 11, and 12. 
     In embodiments, a spatial frequency shift f 0  may be introduced by disposing at least one of the mirrors of an interferometer (e.g., mirror  64 ) in an orientation corresponding to the shearing angle β. Shearing angle β may also have a maximum desired value, which may correspond to the maximum spatial frequency that can be captured by camera  70 . A maximum spatial frequency that may be captured by a camera may correspond to one half of the pixel size of the camera. A maximum desired value of shearing angle β may be determined according to: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                   β 
                   ≤ 
                   
                     
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     Thus, it may be desirable if the shearing angle β satisfies the following: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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                             ( 
                             
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     Equation 16 may also be represented as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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                   17 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In embodiments, increasing aperture size D as much as possible may provide a greater signal to noise (S/N) ratio, which may be desirable. As the S/N ratio increases, it may be possible to use a greater portion of spectrum  150  resulting from the Fourier transformation. However, it may be desirable to configure aperture size D to accommodate for increased speckle size Δs (e.g., Eq. 10) and non-frequency aliasing (e.g., Eq. 16). A smaller aperture size D may correspond to increased speckle size Δs, and/or may prevent and/or reduce non-frequency aliasing. 
     In embodiments, it may be desirable to configure aperture size D to balance improving signal-to-noise ratio S/N with increasing speckle size Δs and/or with reducing non-frequency aliasing. For example, in embodiments, shearing angle β may be determined first according to a desired measurement sensitivity, as measurement sensitivity may be proportional to the shearing angle β. Once shearing angle β is selected, the largest aperture size D permitted according to Equation 17 may be selected to achieve as high of a S/N ratio as possible. 
     In embodiments, system may include one or more WIFT filters  170 . WIFT filter  170  may be configured to extract and/or filter phase information from a spectrum, such as, for example, a spectrum corresponding to a Fourier transform of an image. It may be desirable to configure an algorithm of WIFT filter  170  to be relatively simple so that the algorithm may be carried out relatively quickly, which may allow for use of WIFT filter  170  in conjunction with dynamic measurements. 
     In embodiments, WIFT filter  170  may comprise a gate function  172 . A plot of a gate function  172  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 6( a )  and an inverse Fourier transformed gate function  174  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 6( b ) . 
     In embodiments, WIFT filter  170  may comprise a normal function filter, which may be represented as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     As the inverse Fourier transformation of a normal function (e.g., a normal function filter) may still be a normal function, a WIFT filter  170  comprising a normal function filter may not introduce extra fringes and/or as many extra fringes as embodiments in which WIFT filter  170  comprises a gate function. As generally illustrated in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , a WIFT filter  170  comprising a normal function filter (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIG. 7B ) may result in a phase map  168 D with less noise than a phase map  168 C resulting from a WIFT filter comprising a gate function (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIG. 7A ). 
     As generally illustrated in  FIGS. 8A and 8B , embodiments of a shearography system (e.g., shearography system  200 ) may include multiple light sources (e.g., first light source  110  and second light source  210 ). In embodiments, shearography system  200  may be similar to and/or include a similar configuration as that shown and/or described in connection with shearography system  100 , as generally illustrated in  FIG. 1A . For example, and without limitation, shearography system  200  may include first light source  110 , optical shearing device  60 , camera  70 , and/or aperture  72 . 
     In embodiments, shearography system  200  may include a second light source  210 . Second light source  210  may be configured to provide a second light and/or laser, which may include a second wavelength. In embodiments, first wavelength of first light source  110  and second wavelength of second light source  210  may be equal or may be unequal. Second light source  210  may be disposed on an opposite side of optical shearing device  70  relative to first light source  110  (e.g., first light source and second light source  210  may be separated by about 180 degrees when viewed from test object  50 ). Second light source  210  may be configured to illuminate (e.g., direct a second beam  212  toward) test object  50 . In embodiments, first light source  110  and second light source  210  may be configured to simultaneously illuminate test object  50  test object. In embodiments, second beam  212  may be expanded into an expanded second beam  212 A via a second beam expander  220 . In embodiments, first and second light sources  110 ,  210  may be configured to direct first beam  112  and second beam  212 , respectively, toward the same location and/or area of test object  50  (e.g., illuminate test object  50 ). In embodiments, first and second light sources  110 ,  210  may be configured to simultaneously direct first beam  112  and second beam  212 , respectively, toward the same location and/or area of test object  50  (e.g., simultaneously illuminate test object  50 ). In embodiments, it may be desirable for first wavelength λ 1  and the second wavelength λ 2  to be unequal, which may reduce and/or eliminate interference between first light source  110  and second light source  210  (e.g., relative to the first and second wavelengths being equal). In embodiments, first light source  110  and second light source  210  may be aligned with each other or, as generally illustrated in  FIG. 8A , first light source  110  and second light source  210  may be aligned opposite each other (e.g., about 180 degrees apart if viewed from testing object  50 ). 
     In embodiments, shearography system  200  may allow for simultaneously measuring individual components (e.g., in the x-direction, in the y-direction, and/or the z-direction) of strain. Camera  70  may be configured to obtain intensity information corresponding to interferograms of sheared and unsheared versions of beams of light (e.g., first beam  112  and second beam  212 ). Intensity information may then be used to determine phase difference information between loaded and unloaded states of test object  50  for the first beam  112  and/or the second beam  212 . Phase difference information may then be used to calculate strain, which may include calculating individual components of pure in-plane normal strain, pure in-plane shear strain, and pure out-of-plane shear strain. 
     In embodiments, first beam expander  120  may be configured to expand first beam  112 , which may result in illumination of a larger area of test object  50 . In embodiments, second beam expander  220  may be configured to expand second beam  212 , which may result in illumination of a larger area of test object  50  (e.g., relative to second beam  212  illuminating test object  50  without second beam expander  220 ). First and second beams  112 ,  212  may illuminate generally the same area of testing object. First beam  112  and/or second beam  212  may reflect off of testing object  50  in a direction toward aperture  72 . 
     In embodiments, a mirror (e.g., mirror  62  and/or mirror  64 ) may be tilted to introduce a first frequency component f 1  to first beam  112  and/or a second frequency component f 2  to second beam  212 . The introduction of a frequency component may be referred to as shearing. First and second spatial frequency components f 1 , f 2  may be represented, respectively, as:
 
 f   1 =(sin β/λ 1 )  Eq. 19.
 
 f   2 =(sin β/λ 2 )  Eq. 20.
 
     where β corresponds to the shearing angle (e.g., the tilting angle of mirror  64 ), λ 1  corresponds to a wavelength of first light source, and λ 2  corresponds to a wavelength of second light source. Thus, an introduced spatial frequency components (e.g., f 1 , f 2 ) may correspond to a ratio of the shearing angle β and the wavelength (e.g., λ 1 , λ 2 ) of the respective light source. 
     In embodiments, a plurality of wave fronts may result from optical shearing device  60 . For example, in embodiments, first wave front  114 A may correspond to (e.g., originate from) the k i1  direction and/or first light source  110 , and/or may reflect off of mirror  62 , and may be represented by the following equation:
 
 u   11 ( x,y )=| u   11 ( x,y )|exp[ iφ   1 ( x,y )]  Eq. 21.
 
     In embodiments, second wave front  114 B may correspond to the k i1  direction, first light source  110 , and/or mirror  64 , and may be represented by the following equation:
 
 u   12 ( x,y )=| u   12 ( x+Δx,y )|exp{ iφ   1 ( x+Δx,y )+2 πif   1   ·x}   Eq. 22.
 
     In embodiments, a third wave front  214 A corresponding to the k i2  direction, second light source  210 , and/or mirror  62  may be represented by the following equation:
 
 u   21 ( x,y )=| u   21 ( x,y )|exp[ iφ   2 ( x,y )]  Eq. 23.
 
     In embodiments, a fourth wave front  214 B corresponding to the k i2  direction, second light source  210 , and/or mirror  64  may be represented by the following equation:
 
 u   22 ( x,y )=| u   22 ( x+Δx,y )|exp{ iφ   2 ( x+Δx,y )+2 πif   2   ·x}   Eq. 24.
 
     Camera  70  may be configured to detect, receive, capture, and/or measure the light and/or the intensity of the light output from optical shearing device  60 , such as, for example, wavefronts  114 A,  114 B,  214 A,  214 B, which may include light reflections corresponding to first light source  110  and/or second light source  210 . In embodiments, camera  70  may be configured to obtain intensity information while first light source  110  and second light source  210  are simultaneously illuminating test object  50 . For example, camera  70  may be configured to record the intensity of wavefronts  114 A,  114 B,  214 A,  214 B. In embodiments, a recorded intensity may be represented by: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         I 
                         = 
                           
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   u 
                                   11 
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   u 
                                   12 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   u 
                                   11 
                                   * 
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   u 
                                   12 
                                   * 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   u 
                                   21 
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   u 
                                   22 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   u 
                                   21 
                                   * 
                                 
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                                   22 
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                   25 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where * corresponds to a complex conjugate of u i  (e.g., u 1 * corresponds to a complex conjugate of u 1 ). 
     The recorded intensity may be processed by processing unit  80 . For example, and without limitation, camera  70  may be configured generate one or more electrical signals corresponding to measured intensity and processing unit  80  may be configured to receive and/or process the signal or signals. Processing unit  80  may be configured to apply a Fourier transform to an intensity information (e.g., Equation 25). The result of a Fourier transform applied to Equation 25 may be represented by: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     FT 
                     ⁡ 
                     
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                   . 
                   
                       
                   
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     where   is the convolution operation, U 11 (f x , f y )=FT(u 11 ), U 12 (f x +f 1 , f y )=FT(u 12 ), U 21 (f x , f y )=FT(u 21 ), U 22 (f x +f 2 , f y )=FT(u 22 ). 
     In embodiments, as generally illustrated in  FIG. 9 , a Fourier transform may result in spectrum  230 , which may correspond to the recorded intensity. Spectrum  230  may include a plurality of spectra that may correspond to the Fourier transform of the captured intensity (e.g., the terms of Equation 26). Differing spatial frequencies may separate the spectra into a plurality of parts. For example, and without limitation, the U 11   U 11 *+U 12   U 12 * term and/or the U 21   U 21 *+U 22   U 22 * term, which may correspond to low frequency terms, may be located at or near the center portion  232  of spectrum  230 . The U 11   U 11 *+U 12   U 12 * term may include a width of 2f c1  and/or the U 21   U 21 *+U 22   U 22 * term may include a width of 2f c2 . The U 11   U 11 *+U 12   U 12 * term and/or the U 21   U 21 *+U 22   U 22 * term may correspond to background light and may not contain desired information (e.g., may not contain desired phase information). 
     In embodiments, the remaining terms may include phase information. The U 12   U 11 * term may correspond to portion  238  of spectrum  230 , which may be located at or near (f 1 , 0). The U 12   U 11 * term may correspond to portion  236  of spectrum  230 , which may be located at or near (−f 1 , 0). The U 12   U 11 * and U 12   U 11 * terms may each include/correspond to a spectrum width of 2f c1 . These two terms may include phase information of the recorded speckle interferogram in the k i1  direction. 
     The U 22   U 21 * term may correspond to portion  240  of spectrum  230 , which may be located at or near (f 2 , 0). The U 21   U 22 * term may correspond to portion  234  of spectrum  230 , which may be located at or near (−f 2 , 0). The U 22   U 21 * term and/or the U 21   U 22 * term may correspond to a spectrum width of 2f c2 . One or both of the U 22   U 21 * term and/or the U 21   U 22 * term may include phase information related to the recorded speckle interferogram in the k i2  direction. 
     In embodiments, values of cutoff frequencies f c1  and f c2  may correspond to the size of aperture D. For example, and without limitation,
 
 f   c1   =D/ 2λ 1   L   f   Eq. 27.
 
 f   c2   =D/ 2λ 2   L   f   Eq. 28.
 
     where D corresponds to an aperture size (e.g., a diameter) on a focus plane, λ 1  corresponds to a wavelength of first light source  112 , λ 2  corresponds to a wavelength of second light source  212 , and L f  corresponds to a focus length of image lens  132 . 
     A Windowed Inverse Fourier Transform (WIFT) may be applied to the Fourier transformed intensity information. In embodiments, a first window of the windowed inverse Fourier transform may correspond to (e.g., be centered at) frequency component f 1  which may correspond to the wavelength of first beam  112  and the shearing angle (see, e.g., Equation 19) and/or the first window may include a width of 2f c1 . A second window of the windowed inverse Fourier transform may correspond to frequency component f 2  which may correspond to the wavelength of second beam  212  and the shearing angle (see, e.g., Equation 20), and/or the second window may include a width of 2f c2 . Applying a WIFT to the Fourier transformed intensity information (e.g., to spectrum portion  238  and/or spectrum portion  240 ) may allow for the phase information (e.g., distributions) to be determined, such as via the complex amplitudes. For example, applying a WIFT to a Fourier transformed captured intensity may result in the following: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                         2 
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                     ] 
                   
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                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         
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                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 11 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   29 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         ϕ 
                         2 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         π 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           xf 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     arctan 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         
                           Im 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 22 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 21 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         
                           Re 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 22 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 21 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   30 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Im and Re correspond to the imaginary and real part of the complex numbers, respectively. In embodiments, ϕ i  may correspond to a phase difference between a sheared portion of a beam and an unsheared portion of a beam. In embodiments, ϕ 1  may correspond to a phase difference between first (e.g., unsheared) portion of first beam (φ 1 (x, y)) and second (e.g., sheared) portion of first beam (φ 1 (x+Δx, y)):
 
ϕ 1 =φ 1 ( x,y )−φ 1 ( x+Δx,y )  Eq. 31.
 
     In embodiments, ϕ 2  may correspond to a phase difference between first (e.g., unsheared) portion  212 B of second beam  212  (φ 2 (x, y)) and second (e.g., sheared) portion  212 C of second beam  212  (φ 2 (x+Δx, y)):
 
ϕ 2 =φ 2 ( x,y )−φ 2 ( x+Δx,y )  Eq. 32.
 
     Phase differences ϕ 1  and ϕ 2  may correspond to a reference state  52  of test object  50 . 
     In embodiments, a second measurement may, additionally or alternatively, be taken for second state  54  of test object  50 . A second measurement may be similar to the reference measurement. For example, applying a Fourier transform to the captured intensity from object  50  in second state  54  and then applying a WIFT may result in the following: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         ϕ 
                         1 
                         ′ 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         π 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           xf 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     arctan 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         
                           Im 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 12 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 11 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         
                           Re 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 12 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 11 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   33 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         ϕ 
                         2 
                         ′ 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         π 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           xf 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     arctan 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         
                           Im 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 22 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 21 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         
                           Re 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 u 
                                 22 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 u 
                                 21 
                                 * 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   34 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where ϕ 1 ′ and ϕ 2 ′ represent the phase differences corresponding to the second state  54  (e.g., a testing state) of test object  50 . A first relative phase difference Δ 1  may be calculated for light corresponding to first light source ϕ 1 ′ (second state  54 ) and ϕ 1  (first state  52 ) and/or a second relative phase difference Δ 2  may be calculated for light corresponding to second light source ϕ 2 ′ (second state  54 ) and ϕ 2  (first state  52 ).
 
Δ 1 =ϕ 1 ′−ϕ 1   Eq. 35.
 
Δ 2 =ϕ 2 ′−ϕ 2   Eq. 36.
 
     Relative phase differences Δ 1  and/or Δ 2  may correspond to the deformation and/or gradient of deformation, if any, of test object  50  in second state  54  relative to test object  50  in first state  52 . Based on the relationship between relative phase difference and strain, Equations 35 and 36 may be solved to obtain at least two strain components. For example, and without limitation, for a configuration including x, z illumination and shearing in the x-direction (e.g., via second mirror  64  tilting with respect to the x axis, such as generally illustrated in  FIG. 1A ), unknowns terms 
               ∂   u       ∂   x           
(pure normal in-plane strain) and
 
               ∂   w       ∂   x           
(pure shear out-of-plane strain) may be solved for via the following equations:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     1 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 u 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   + 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       + 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   37 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     2 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 u 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   - 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       - 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   38 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where θ corresponds to an illumination angle. Equations 37 and 38 may then result in the following equation that may be solved/computed (e.g., all of λ 1 , λ 2 , Δ 1 , Δ 2 , and Δx are known) for pure in-plane strain in the x-direction: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       u 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       x 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           x 
                           , 
                           
                             z 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             plane 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             illumination 
                           
                           , 
                           
                             shearing 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             x 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       . 
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   39 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A similar calculation may be used to determine 
               ∂   w       ∂   x           
and/or the calculated
 
               ∂   u       ∂   x           
may be inserted into Equation 37 or Equation 38. Thus, via a single setup/configuration, pure in-plane normal strain and pure out-of-plane shear strain may be calculated. If the illumination plane is changed to the y-z plane (e.g., via rotating first light source  110  and second light source  210  in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction 90 degrees), a y-direction component of pure in-plane shear strain with shearing in the x-direction may be calculated via the following equation:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       v 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       x 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           y 
                           , 
                           
                             z 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             plane 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             illumination 
                           
                           , 
                           
                             shearing 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             x 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   40 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In embodiments, a shearing direction may be changed. For example, and without limitation, the following equations may correspond to changes in shearing direction. An x-direction component of pure in-plane shear strain, 
                 ∂   u       ∂   y       ,         
with shearing in the y-direction (e.g., via tilting second mirror  64  with respect to the y-axis), may be determined from the following equation:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       u 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       y 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         y 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           x 
                           , 
                           
                             z 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             plane 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             illumination 
                           
                           , 
                           
                             shearing 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             y 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   41 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A y-direction component of pure in-plane normal strain may be calculated via the following equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       v 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       y 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         y 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           y 
                           , 
                           
                             z 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             plane 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             illumination 
                           
                           , 
                           
                             shearing 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             y 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   42 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     If the shearing direction is changed to the y-direction, a y-component of pure out-of-plane shear strain, 
                 ∂   w       ∂   y       ,         
may be calculated similarly to the calculation of
 
               ∂   w       ∂   x           
above.
 
     An exemplary schematic of a method of measuring strain conducted in embodiments of a shearography system (e.g., shearography system  200 ) is generally illustrated in  FIG. 10 . In step  250 , reference information (e.g., reference intensity information and/or a reference image), which may include one or more spatial frequency components, may be acquired for a test object  50  in first state  52  by camera  70 . In step  252 , a Fourier transform may then be applied to the reference information and a reference spectrum may be generated from the Fourier transformed reference information. In step  254 , a WIFT filter may be applied to the Fourier transformed reference information and/or spectrum according to the one or more spatial frequency components to obtain a reference phase difference or reference phase differences. For example, and without limitation, a first WIFT, which may correspond to spatial frequency component f 1 , and a second WIFT, which may correspond to spatial frequency component f 2 , may be applied to the reference spectrum. 
     In embodiments, test object  50  may then be loaded and, in step  260 , testing information (e.g., testing intensity information and/or a testing image), which may include one or more spatial frequency components, may be acquired of the loaded test object  50  via camera  70 . In step  262 , a Fourier transform may then be applied to the testing image (loaded) to obtain a testing spectrum. In step  264  and/or step  266 , a WIFT may be applied to the testing information and/or spectrum according to the one or more spatial frequency components to obtain a testing phase difference or testing phase differences for the loaded test object. For example, and without limitation, a first WIFT, which may correspond to spatial frequency component f 1 , and a second WIFT, which may correspond to spatial frequency component f 2 , may be applied to the testing spectrum. 
     In steps  270  and  272 , relative differences between phase differences corresponding to each spatial frequency component may then be determined with respect to the reference information and the testing information. For example, and without limitation, a difference between phase difference ϕ 1  and phase difference ϕ 1 ′ may correspond to frequency component f 1 , and/or a difference between phase difference ϕ 2  vs. ϕ 2 ′ may correspond to frequency component f 2 . In step  280 , a strain measurement may then be determined from the relative phase differences. 
     In embodiments, as generally illustrated in  FIGS. 11A and 11B , a shearography system (e.g., system  300 ) may include more than two light sources. For example, and without limitation, shearography may include a third light source  310  and/or a fourth light source  410 . Third light source  310  may be configured to emit a third beam  312 , which may include a third wavelength. Fourth light source  410  may be configured to emit a fourth beam  412 , which may include a fourth wavelength. First, second, third, and fourth wavelengths may all differ from each other. A third beam expander  320  may be configured to expand third beam  312  and/or a fourth beam expander  420  may be configured to expand fourth beam  412 . 
     In embodiments, including third light source  320  and/or fourth light source  420  may allow for illuminating test object  50  in more than one direction (e.g., in the x-direction and in the y-direction). Illuminating test object  50  in more than one direction may allow shearography system to simultaneously measure strain in a plurality of directions. For example and without limitation, all of a plurality of light sources (e.g., first light source  110 , second light source  210 , third light source  310 , and fourth light source  410 ) may be configured to simultaneously illuminate an area of test object  50 . First light source  110  and second light source  210  may provide illumination in the x-z plane (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIGS. 8A and 11A ), and/or third light source  310  and/or fourth light source may provide illumination in the y-z plane (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIG. 11A ). In embodiments, using at least three light sources with shearing in the x-direction may allow for measuring an x-direction component of in-plane normal strain in the x-direction, 
                 ∂   u       ∂   x       ,         
a y-direction component in-plane shear strain,
 
                 ∂   v       ∂   x       ,         
and/or an x-direction component of out-of-plane shear strain,
 
                 ∂   w       ∂   x       ,         
simultaneously and/or from a single image. In embodiments, using at least three light sources with shearing in the y-direction may allow for measuring an y-direction component of pure in-plane normal strain,
 
                 ∂   v       ∂   y       ,         
a x-direction component pure in-plane shear strain,
 
                 ∂   u       ∂   y       ,         
and/or an y-direction component of pure out-of-plane shear strain,
 
                 ∂   w       ∂   y       ,         
simultaneously and/or from a single image.
 
     In embodiments, first light source  110 , second light source  210 , third light source  310 , and fourth light source  410  may simultaneously illuminate an area of test object  50  with first beam  112 , second beam  212 , third beam  312 , and fourth beam  412 , respectively. First beam  112  and second beam  212  may include wavelengths λ 1  and λ 2 , respectively, and may be set in the X-Z plane. Third beam  312  and fourth beam  412  may include wavelengths λ 3  and λ 4 , respectively, and may be set in the Y-Z plane. The illumination angle θ may be the same for each beam, and the following equations may represent the phase difference for each beam: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     1 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 u 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   + 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       + 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   43 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     2 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 u 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   - 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       - 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   44 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     3 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         3 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 v 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   + 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       + 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   45 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     Δ 
                     4 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         πΔ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                       
                         λ 
                         4 
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 v 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               sin 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   - 
                                   θ 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 w 
                               
                               
                                 ∂ 
                                 x 
                               
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 1 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   cos 
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       - 
                                       θ 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   46 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A resulting relationship for four beam illumination and shearing in the x direction may be: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       u 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       x 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         π 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         Δ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                     
                     . 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   47 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       v 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       x 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             3 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             3 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         
                           
                             λ 
                             4 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             Δ 
                             4 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         π 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         Δ 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         x 
                       
                     
                     . 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Eq 
                   . 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   48 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A resulting value for 
               ∂   u       ∂   x           
and/or
 
               ∂   v       ∂   x           
may be inserted into Equation 43 and/or Equation 44 to obtain
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 ∂ 
                 w 
               
               
                 ∂ 
                 x 
               
             
             . 
           
         
       
     
     If the shearing direction is the y direction, a resulting relationship for a four light source illumination setup: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ∂ 
                       u 
                     
                     
                       ∂ 
                       y 
                     
                   
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     A resulting value for 
               ∂   u       ∂   y           
and/or
 
               ∂   v       ∂   y           
may be inserted into Equation 45 and/or Equation 46 to obtain
 
                 ∂   w       ∂   y       .         
For example, and without limitation, in a four light source illumination setup (e.g., as generally illustrated in  FIGS. 11A and 11B ), an x-direction shearing configuration may permit measuring three individual strain components:
 
                 ∂   u       ∂   x       ,       ∂   v       ∂   x       ,         
and
 
               ∂   w       ∂   x           
in one measurement (e.g., not just a total strain measurement). In embodiments, a y-direction shearing configuration may permit measuring three individual strain components:
 
                 ∂   u       ∂   y       ,       ∂   v       ∂   y       ,         
and
 
               ∂   w       ∂   y           
in one measurement.
 
     In embodiments, camera  70  may be configured to obtain intensity information corresponding to each of the plurality of light sources illuminating test object  50 . The intensity information may include reference intensity information that may be obtained while test object  50  is in a reference state and may include testing intensity information that may be obtained while test object is in a testing state. The reference intensity information may include a plurality of interferograms that may each correspond to a particular light source. For example, and without limitation, a plurality of reference interferograms may include a first interferogram that may correspond to first light source, a second interferogram that may correspond to second light source  210 , a third interferogram that may correspond to third light source,  310 , and/or a fourth interferogram that may correspond to fourth light source. Camera  70  may be configured to capture some or all of the first interferogram, the second interferogram, the third interferogram, and/or the fourth interferogram in a single reference image. 
     In embodiments, testing intensity information may include a plurality of interferograms that may each correspond to a particular light source. A plurality of testing interferograms may include a fifth interferogram that may correspond to first light source, a sixth interferogram that may correspond to second light source  210 , a seventh interferogram that may correspond to third light source,  310 , and/or an eighth interferogram that may correspond to fourth light source. Camera  70  may be configured to capture some or all of the fifth interferogram, the sixth interferogram, the seventh interferogram, and/or the eighth interferogram in a single testing image. 
     In embodiments, a shearography system may be configured to determine a strain measurement from only a single reference image and a single testing image. 
     In embodiments, an interferogram may include one or more image components. Image components may correspond to a particular light source, the wavelength of a light produced by the particular light source, and/or the shearing angle. For example, and without limitation, a first interferogram may correspond to first light source  110  (e.g., result from first beam  112  reflecting off of test object  50 ) and/or may include two image components that have been sheared by shearing angle β. As described above, an amount of shearing between the two image components may correspond to the wavelength of first beam  112  and shearing angle β. In embodiments, image components may be identical. 
     In embodiments, a reference image may be acquired before testing begins. One or more testing images may be captured and processed generally according to the process shown and/or described in connection with  FIG. 10 . In embodiments, a shearography system may be configured to acquire a series of testing images and process each test image as it is acquired, such as, for example, in real-time or near real-time. In embodiments, a shearography system may, additionally or alternatively, be configured to acquire a series of testing images and process the images at a later time, such as, for example, after testing of the test object is complete. 
     In embodiments, a reference image may be updated with the most recent testing image and then compared to a new test image. For example, and without limitation, a reference image may be obtained of an unloaded test object and a first testing image may be obtained of the test object under a first load. The reference image may then be compared to the first testing image, which may permit a determination of strain. Then, the reference image may be updated with the first testing image and compared with a second testing image that may be obtained of the test object under a second load, which may permit a second determination of strain. 
     It should be understood that embodiments (e.g., shearography system  100  and/or shearography system  200 ) do not require a temporal phase shift to determine strain. It should also be understood that switching between light sources located in difference places may not be required. For example, different wavelengths of first, second, third, and/or fourth light sources  110 ,  210 ,  310 ,  410  may allow for all light sources to be simultaneously illuminated and/or directed toward a test object  50 , which may allow for camera  70  to acquire a single image containing multiple distinguishable speckle inteferograms. Thus, during testing, embodiments of a shearography system may be configured to process a single testing image acquired, without requiring a shutter operation, and compare it to a single reference image to determine strain (e.g., shearography system  100  and/or shearography system  200  may use as few as two total images, which may each contain a plurality of speckle interferograms, to determine strain). 
     In contrast, in conventional shearography systems  1000 , as generally illustrated in  FIG. 12 , measuring in-plane strain may involve four shutter operations (e.g., one shutter operation each of step  1 , step  2 , step  3 , and step  4 ), 16 phase-shift steps, and 16 speckle pattern images. Such a complicated process may involve a relatively significant amount of time during which strain on a test object should remain constant. In embodiments of the present disclosure, camera  70  may continuously obtain intensity information (e.g., without discrete shutter operations) and may be configured to communicate that intensity information to processor  80 . Thus, conventional shearography systems may be limited to static measurements (e.g., because the test object must remain still/have the same loading during the relatively lengthy image acquisition and shutter operations), as opposed to embodiments of the present disclosure, which may be capable of dynamic and/or partially dynamic strain measurements. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure may include one or more advantages relative to conventional systems, such as the system  1000  generally represented in  FIG. 12 . An advantage of embodiments of the present disclosure (e.g., of shearography system  100  and/or shearography system  200 ) may include a greater measuring speed, which may result from using fewer images, using fewer and/or zero shutter operations, and/or from making fewer adjustments to system. For example, in embodiments, all components of shearography system  100  and/or shearography system  200 , other than test object  50 , may be configured to remain substantially stationary during measurement/use. Additionally or alternatively, embodiments of a shearography system  100 ,  200  may be configured such that few or none of its components are adjusted during testing. For example, and without limitation, light sources (e.g., light sources  110 ,  210 ,  310 ,  410 ), optical shearing device  60 , which may include mirror  62  and/or mirror  64 , may not be adjusted (e.g., may remain in substantially the same position relative to each other and/or testing object  50 ) during use. In embodiments, a sampling rate of measurement may be extremely close to an acquisition rate of camera (e.g., because shifts and shutter operations may not be required), which may enable measurement of dynamic loading with a sufficiently high-speed camera. 
     Another advantage of embodiments of a shearography system  100 ,  200  may include a simpler structure with better resulting image quality relative to conventional systems, such as conventional Mach-Zehnder interferometer-based shearography. For example, embodiments of shearography system  100  may include fewer beam splitters (e.g., one for each light source), fewer mirrors (e.g., two), and/or a shorter image distance, which may permit higher quality phase maps. 
     Another advantage of embodiments of a shearography system according to the present disclosure (e.g., shearography system  100  and/or shearography system  200 ) may include an adjustable field of view. For example, and without limitation, in embodiments including a 4f system, a field of view may be adjusted not only by an image lens  132 , but may also be adjusted via lens  134  and/or lens  136 . 
     Another advantage of embodiments of a shearography system according to the present disclosure may include the ability to measure pure out-of-plane strain components 
               (       e   .   g   .     ,           ⁢       ∂   w       ∂   x       ,       ∂   w       ∂   y         )     .         
In conventional systems, measurement of out-of-plane strain components are not pure because such measurements inevitably include at least some elements of other strain components (e.g., in-plane strain components).
 
     It should be understood that, in embodiments, at least some of the steps of determining a strain measurement could be completed in real-time, near real-time, or offline. For example, a series of images of a dynamic test object could be collected over a period of time and later analyzed to determine strain. Additionally or alternatively, the efficiency of analyzing a single image before loading and a single image after loading may allow for faster processing times that may approach real-time or effectively be real-time. 
     The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and various modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. It should be understood that references to a single element are also intended to include embodiments that may include more than one of that element or zero of that element. For example, references to a light source are intended to include embodiments with one light source or more than light source. Also, references to a light source are not limited to a particular type of light source or laser and are intended to include any type of light source or other component with similar functionality. 
     The embodiments and examples were chosen and described to explain the principles of the invention and a practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims and their equivalents.