Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensing and wavefront control algorithm

Wenhan Jiang; Huagui Li

doi:10.1117/12.20396

1 August 1990 Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensing and wavefront control algorithm

Wenhan Jiang, Huagui Li

Proceedings Volume 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20396
Event: The International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1990, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

The wavefront sensing and reconstruction algorithms needed for the control signals for the actuators of a deformable mirror when utilizing the Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensing method are discussed. The algorithms determine the actuator's use of the measured data of image displacement to control the mirror. An analysis is presented regarding the limitations inherent in various techniques of wavefront reconstruction. The direct control of subaperture wavefront gradients is discussed, in which a single step replaces the multistep process associated with wavefront reconstruction and decoupling. The single-step process is tested experimentally on a 19-element deformable mirror with subaperture dividing optics and an optical path for purposes of comparison. By increasing the number of fitting terms, coupling can be alleviated, and modal reconstruction is shown to prevent aliasing. Controlling gradients are found to make wavefront correcting more precise by modeling the response function between actuators and subapertures.

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Wenhan Jiang and Huagui Li "Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensing and wavefront control algorithm", Proc. SPIE 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20396

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