Dither-based sensor for improved consistency of adaptive optics system

Akondi Vyas; M. B. Roopashree; B. Raghavendra Prasad

doi:10.1117/12.856636

22 July 2010 Dither-based sensor for improved consistency of adaptive optics system

Akondi Vyas, M. B. Roopashree, B. Raghavendra Prasad

Proceedings Volume 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation; 773928 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856636
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The wavefront reconstruction accuracy in Shack Hartmann sensor based adaptive optics system depends on accurate centroiding and phase estimation from measured slope values. Monte Carlo simulations of vector matrix multiply and Fourier phase estimation methods show fluctuations in the value of wavefront reconstruction accuracy leading to inconsistency. In this paper, it is shown that these fluctuations can be minimized and high wavefront reconstruction accuracy can be maintained consistently by applying a dither signal on the Shack Hartmann lenslet array. The information of the dither signal to be applied can be obtained from the wavefronts of the past.

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Akondi Vyas, M. B. Roopashree, and B. Raghavendra Prasad "Dither-based sensor for improved consistency of adaptive optics system", Proc. SPIE 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation, 773928 (22 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856636

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