Efficient implementation of a projection-based wavefront sensor

John Holder; Stephen C. Cain; Peter Mantica

doi:10.1117/12.451726

6 December 2002 Efficient implementation of a projection-based wavefront sensor

John Holder, Stephen C. Cain, Peter Mantica

Proceedings Volume 4791, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451726
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

In this paper, a new wave front sensor design that utilizes the benefits of image projections is described and analyzed. The projection-based wave front sensor is similar to a Shack-Hartman type wave front sensor, but uses a correlation algorithm as opposed to a centroiding algorithm to estimate optical tilt. This allows the projection-based wave front sensor to estimate optical tilt parameters while guiding off of point sources and extended objects at very low signal to noise ratios. The implementation of the projection-based wave front sensor is described in detail showing important signal processing steps on and off of the focal plane array of the sensor. In this paper the design is tested in simulation for speed and accuracy by processing simulated astronomical data. These simulations demonstrate the accuracy of the projection-based wave front sensor and its superior performance to that of the traditional Shack-Hartman wave front sensor. Timing analysis is presented which shows how the collection and processing of image projections is computationally efficient and lends itself to a wave front sensor design that can produce adaptive optical control signals at speeds of up to 500 hz.

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John Holder, Stephen C. Cain, and Peter Mantica "Efficient implementation of a projection-based wavefront sensor", Proc. SPIE 4791, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XII, (6 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451726

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