Investigation of optical distortion self-compensation ability in the MUltiplexed Survey Telescope

Xiaodong Dai; Qi Bian; Yamin Zheng; Yifan Zhang; Haijiao Jiang; Zheng Cai; Lei Huang

doi:10.1117/12.2687270

28 November 2023 Investigation of optical distortion self-compensation ability in the MUltiplexed Survey Telescope

Xiaodong Dai, Qi Bian, Yamin Zheng, Yifan Zhang, Haijiao Jiang, Zheng Cai, Lei Huang

Proceedings Volume 12765, Optical Design and Testing XIII; 127651I (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2687270
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2023, Beijing, China

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Abstract

MUltiplexed Survey Telescope (MUST) proposed by Tsinghua University aims to build a 6.5-meter widefield telescope for the ground-based spectroscopic survey. MUST adopts the Ritchey-Chretien system with the Cassegrain focus, consisting of an active support primary mirror, a passive support secondary mirror and a multiple-element widefield corrector. In order to fulfill the needs of the widefield spectroscopic survey, the primary mirror is supported in a specific approach rather than traditional methods, which results in optical distortions in the center region of the beam. In this paper, we presented a self-compensation method using the corrector itself to compensate the optical distortion caused by the primary mirror. Based on the optical system of MUST, an optical model of the self-compensation is established, and numerical simulation is conducted to implement the optimization of the corrector and investigate the self-compensation ability. Simulation results indicate that the surface shapes of the elements inside the corrector could be evolved to realize the self-compensation through the optimization of the widefield corrector, including the materials, surface shapes and load conditions. By using the presented self-compensation method, the optical distortions are well compensated and the image quality at the focal plane could be effectively improved.

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Xiaodong Dai, Qi Bian, Yamin Zheng, Yifan Zhang, Haijiao Jiang, Zheng Cai, and Lei Huang "Investigation of optical distortion self-compensation ability in the MUltiplexed Survey Telescope", Proc. SPIE 12765, Optical Design and Testing XIII, 127651I (28 November 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2687270

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