Single shot 3D profilometry by polarization pattern projection.

We demonstrate a uniaxial 3D profilometry system illuminating the sample with a linear polarization pattern and measuring a polarization camera. The linear polarization pattern is generated by a spatial light modulator and a quarter-wave plate in the optical system. The system can measure four different fringe patterns with a phase difference of 90 deg simultaneously in the polarization camera. Therefore, we can measure three-dimensional shapes in a single shot. We present the measurement principles of the system and show the results of a real-time 3D profilometry experiment.