If we are to obtain accurate absolute measurements of phase then we need to be able to take an image with a known curvature and re-use it later under different conditions. This will require the images to overlap as much as possible and so a translation correction will have to be made between the reference image and the current test image. We therefore need to check that this doesn't lead to any odd effects.
The test will be:
Take a reference image
Tilt the camera slightly
Perform a rigid translation correction of the test image to the reference
Calculate the phase shift. It should be negligible.
If we are to obtain accurate absolute measurements of phase then we need to be able to take an image with a known curvature and re-use it later under different conditions. This will require the images to overlap as much as possible and so a translation correction will have to be made between the reference image and the current test image. We therefore need to check that this doesn't lead to any odd effects.
The test will be: