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Rapid Touchless 3D Fingerprint Imaging Based on Full-field Microscopic Fringe Projection Technique Cover

Rapid Touchless 3D Fingerprint Imaging Based on Full-field Microscopic Fringe Projection Technique

Open Access
|Jul 2026

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Fig. 1.

(a) Experimental setup of rapid touchless 3D fingerprint imaging, including a projector, optical lenses, a microscope, and a camera; (b) red; (c) green; and (d) blue fringe patterns projected on the finger surface.

Fig. 2.

Photomicrographs of seven single-color fringe patterns projected on the finger surface: (a) red; (b) green; and (c) blue deformed fringe patterns.

Fig. 3.

Wrapped phase maps based on seven-step phase-shifting calculation with (a) red; (b) green; and (c) blue deformed fringe patterns.

Fig. 4.

Unwrapped phase maps based on seven-step phase-shifting calculation with (a) red; (b) green; and (c) blue deformed fringe patterns.

Fig. 5.

3D shape reconstruction of the finger based on seven-step phase-shifting calculation with (a) red, (b) green, and (c) blue deformed fringe patterns.

Fig. 6.

3D representation of the captured fingerprint based on seven-step phase-shifting calculation with (a) red; (b) green; and (c) blue deformed fringe patterns.

Fig. 7.

Line scan profiles of the 3D fingerprint reconstructed by red, green, and blue deformed fringe patterns. The dashed lines in Fig. 6 indicate the line-scan position.

Comparison of this work with related studies_

StudyTechniqueResolution [µm]Level 3 feature captureSpectral analysisAcquisition time [s]

This work7-step FPP, RGB illumination< 40 lateral, < 5 verticalYes – pores, ridge edgesYes – RGB comparison<1
[7]Single-shot FPP + biospeckle∼100PartialNo∼1
[23]Phase measuring profilometry∼50NoNo∼0.5
[32]Full-field sinusoidal FPP∼70NoNo∼1.5
[33]Composite color fringe projection∼60NoYes – synthetic color∼1
[48]Level 3 matching (ridge, pores)N/AYes – 2DNoN/A
Language: English
Page range: 188 - 197
Submitted on: May 21, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2026
Published on: Jul 10, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2026 Chi-Kuang Feng, Khac-Tuan Tran, Quoc-Thinh Dinh, Guan-Ting Liu, Cheng-Yang Liu, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.