Orthonormal polynomials in analysis of single-mode fiber coupling

Zernike polynomials have been widely used for wave-front analysis because of their orthogonality over a uniform circular pupil. However, the pupil is not uniform but weighted by the backpropagated fiber mode in analyzing fiber coupling efficiency. Zernike polynomials are not appropriate for a weighted pupil due to their lack of orthogonality over such pupil. We emphasize the advantages of using orthonormal polynomials in fiber coupling systems. The orthonormal polynomials over weighted pupil are derived by matrix approach. The effects of primary aberrations are investigated based on the orthonormal polynomials. The accuracy of the Strehl ratio approximation for primary aberrations is evaluated.     

Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization of the Zernike polynomials on apertures of arbitrary shape

An orthonormal hexagonal Zernike basis set is generated from circular Zernike polynomials apodized by a hexagonal mask by use of the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization technique. Results for the first 15 hexagonal Zernike polynomials are shown. The Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization technique presented can be extended to both apertures of arbitrary shape and other basis functions.     

Scaling pseudo-Zernike expansion coefficients to different pupil sizes

Orthogonal polynomials are routinely used to represent complex surfaces over a specified domain. In optics, Zernike polynomials have found wide application in optical testing, wavefront sensing, and aberration theory. This set is orthogonal over the continuous unit circle matching the typical shape of optical components and pupils. A variety of techniques has been developed to scale Zernike expansion coefficients to concentric circular subregions to mimic, for example, stopping down the aperture size of an optical system. Here, similar techniques are used to rescale the expansion coefficients to new pupil sizes for a related orthogonal set: the pseudo-Zernike polynomials.     

Zernike aberration coefficients transformed to and from Fourier series coefficients for wavefront representation

The set of Fourier series is discussed following some discussion of Zernike polynomials. Fourier transforms of Zernike polynomials are derived that allow for relating Fourier series expansion coefficients to Zernike polynomial expansion coefficients. With iterative Fourier reconstruction, Zernike representations of wavefront aberrations can easily be obtained from wavefront derivative measurements.     

On the relation between the wave aberration function and the phase transfer function for an incoherent imaging system with circular pupil

The consideration is carried out in its general formulation: the wave aberration function is represented in terms of classical aberrations (the Zernike polynomials), the phase transfer function (argument of the complex optical transfer function) is defined by a chain of transformations originating from the generalized pupil function. Quasi-analytical quadrature formulas are derived that link the optical transfer function and the phase transfer function with the aberration terms. It is shown that the phase transfer function contains information on the odd-order aberrations, which can be retrieved from coefficients to the Taylor expansion of the derived quadrature relation. Received 16 June 2001     

Nonrecursive determination of orthonormal polynomials with matrix formulation

A general theoretical approach has been developed for the determination of orthonormal polynomials over any integrable domain, such as a hexagon. This approach is better than the classical Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process because it is nonrecursvie and can be performed rapidly with matrix transformations. The determination of the orthonormal hexagonal polynomials is demonstrated as an example of the matrix approach.     

Zernike多项式拟合干涉面方法研究

本文就专著和文献中关于Zernike多项式拟合干涉波面几乎都建设采用Gram-Schimdt正交化方法,而不采用比较简单的传统经典的最小二乘法问题进行了深入研究,从理论和实践上严格地证明了两种方法的等价性。实践中发现,用最小二乘法求解Zernike多项式拟合系数的速度比用Gram-Schimdt正交化方法提高了三倍之多。由于在精密光测技术中,Zernike多项式已被广泛采用,因此,“等价性”的证明具有重要意义,并对于其它类似问题也有着普遍的参考价值。     

中心遮拦干涉图的圆泽尼克拟合对计算赛德尔像差的影响分析

从波像差的幂级数和圆泽尼克多项式展开理论入手,介绍了圆泽尼克多项式和赛德尔多项式之间的联系,理论上分析了圆泽尼克多项式在环域的相关性,着重讨论了以中心遮拦干涉图的圆泽尼克多项式拟合系数计算赛德尔像差系数的影响。对理论分析进行了实验验证,其结果与理论分析具有良好的一致性,并提出了一种简单直观的误差容限设定方法。研究表明,随着遮拦比的增加,赛德尔系数误差增加,其变化规律和被测元件的像差类型和大小有关。当遮拦比达到某一特定的阈值时,误差曲线将产生较大的变化,为了获得较准确的赛德尔系数,圆泽尼克拟合时应选择适当的阶数;当遮拦比继续增加时,为了计算出准确的赛德尔系数,拟合时应选择环泽尼克多项式。此外,遮拦比对赛德尔系数中畸变、像散的影响较弱,对彗差、场曲、球差的影响较强。     

Adaptive optics for airborne platforms—Part 1: modeling

Adaptive optics systems mitigate the atmospheric turbulence-induced distortion of a propagating light wavefront. The use of adaptive optics entails the design of a feedback controller, which requires the development of a model of the plant to be controlled. In adaptive optics, the plant consists of the atmosphere through which light is traveling. Moreover, a distinct feature of the adaptive optics control application is the presence of random signals in the plant. In optics, Zernike orthonormal polynomials are commonly used as a basis set for the expansion of wavefront phase distortions. Due to the atmospheric turbulence-induced random nature of the underlying physical process, the spatial-temporal correlation functions of the Zernike polynomial phase distortion expansion coefficients must be evaluated if a proper stochastic model of the plant is to be developed and adaptive optics is to be employed. In Part 1 of this paper, these correlation functions are developed using a layered atmospheric model and calculations for the first few low-order Zernike modes are performed. Using these correlation functions, an underlying stochastic linear dynamical system, which is adequate for control design, is synthesized. This system models the plant and, in turn, provides the basis for the employment of advanced model-based control and estimation concepts in an adaptive optics system for an airborne platform application.     

波面重构中非圆域Zernike正交基底构造方法

针对非圆域波面拟合中Zernike多项式失去正交特性、拟合系数交叉耦合的问题,提出非圆域Zernike正交基底函数构造方法。以圆Zernike为基底,采用Gram-Schimdt正交组构造方法,线性表出单位正交基底。通过构造不同遮光比环形光阑下的正交基底与环Zernike多项式进行比较,验证了此方法的正确性。然后采用圆Zernike多项式和构造的新基底对矩形光阑下的波面进行了拟合,从拟合残余误差、各项基底系数的稳定性、传递矩阵的条件数等分析,结果表明针对特定的非圆域构造的新基底可靠性和抗扰动能力优于圆Zernike多项式。此方法不需要具体求出基底的解析表达式,不同非圆域仅是正交化系数矩阵发生改变,为非圆域正交基底构造提供了一种新途径。     

利用离轴三反镜光学系统确定各镜的装调公差

利用条纹泽尼克系数与赛德尔像差的关系,在三反镜光学系统的出瞳面上,用条纹泽尼克系数来表示系统的波像差。通过光学设计软件Zemax计算得到三反镜光学系统各镜的装调公差,以公差要求高的镜面作为装调基面,从而减少要调整的自由度。通过分析泽尼克(Zernike)系数在公差范围内的变化幅度来确定光学系统在出瞳面上各个像差的变化幅度,用该幅度的变化量来决定主次三镜各自由度在各个方向上的敏感度,最终确定各个自由度的优化调整级别。对一大口径无遮拦离轴三反镜光学系统进行了装调,在波长λ=632.8nm的条件下进行了检测。结果表明:整个光学系统全视场波前误差的均方根值RMS=0.108λ。     

基于Zernike多项式进行波面拟合研究

基于Zernike多项式利用Householder变换法对不同空间频率径向误差和不同口径局部误差进行了拟合,得到了拟合误差的均方根(RMS)值,分析了Zernike多项式的局限性。结果表明,Zernike在拟合径向误差时,受到最大空间频率的限制;在拟合局部误差时要受到局部误差口径大小的限制,并且会引起额外的波动。     

基于泽尼克多项式进行面形误差拟合的频域分析

获得泽尼克多项式的频谱信息是正确利用该多项式进行误差拟合的关键。推导出了泽尼克多项式的傅里叶变换公式,在频域中分析了不同阶数该多项式的径向频谱信息和幅角频谱信息,得到了有限项泽尼克多项式能够有效表达面形误差的最大径向空间频率和角频率。基于频域分析理论,利用泽尼克多项式对不同口径局部误差进行了拟合,并利用齐戈（Zygo）干涉仪对带有不同面形误差的光学元件进行了试验分析。结果表明,当误差的径向空间频率或角频率超出泽尼克多项式所能表达的频谱范围时,拟合误差迅速变大。     

Laser dye stability. Part 2

The Zernike polynomials are orthogonal functions defined on the unit circle, which have been used primarily in the diffraction theory of optical aberrations. A summary of their principal properties is given. It is shown that the polynomials, which are closely related to the general spherical harmonics, are especially useful in numerical calculations. In particular, by using the polynomials as a basis to represent the commonly encountered functions of optical theory, it is often possible to avoid numerical quadrature and computations are reduced to the simple manipulation of expansion coefficients.     

Eigenfunctions of Laplacian for phase estimation from wavefront gradient or curvature sensing

Modal cross coupling usually exists in wavefront estimation through Zernike polynomials. In order to cope with the problem, the eigenfunctions of Laplacian with Neumann boundary condition are proposed instead of Zernike polynomials to reconstruct phase from wavefront gradient or curvature sensing. It is proved theoretically that these modals can avoid modal cross coupling in both wavefront gradient sensing and curvature sensing. In wavefront gradient sensing, the coefficients of eigenfunctions of Laplacian can be obtained from the integral of the scalar product between the gradient of Laplacian's eigenfunctions and wavefront gradient signal. In wavefront curvature sensing, the coefficients of eigenfunctions of Laplacian can be calculated from the integral of the product of Laplacian's eigenfunctions and wavefront curvature signal. This approach is applicable on arbitrary apertures as long as eigenfunctions of Laplacian on apertures of arbitrary shape can be obtained.     

运用泽尼克多项式进行物面波前数据拟合

本文提出了一种运用泽尼克(Zernike)多项式的波前数据拟合方法.给出了离散点上正交多项式的构造并描述了具体计算步骤.可对待测物面低调制度点、散斑点、噪音及灰尘点区域进行波前数据拟合,通过一定阈值的设定,将误差点用掩模滤除并予以拟合.进一步提高了物体测量精度.     

自适应光学系统的模式法数值模拟

建立了利用模式法笃自适应光学系统进行数值模拟的理论模型，编制了计算程序，并与激光大气传输计算程序衔接起来，进行了大量数值模拟计算。首次发现：存在泽尼特多项式展开的最佳项数。大于一定项数的展开式的效果迅速变坏，竖排和斜排经特面式展开有类似的结果。文献中认为可以采用的１５项经特多项式展开的效果不好，最佳项数随着横向风速的增加而减小，在风速较大时最佳项数下的模范地结果稍好于直接斜率控制法的结果。     

Method of reconstructing wavefront aberrations by use of Zernike polynomials in radial shearing interferometers

A novel method of reconstructing wavefront aberrations by use of Zernike polynomials for radial shearing interferometers is discussed. This method uses matrix formalism to calculate the Zernike coefficients of a wavefront under test and shows the validity of reconstructing an arbitrary wavefront aberration from an interferogram taken by a radial shearing interferometer. We also propose a new interferometer setup to determine the shape and the direction (concave or convex) of wavefront aberration in a single measurement.     

光学工程分析中的镜面面形处理新方法

光学系统在载荷的作用下会发生变形。基于干涉检验理论,提出了一种先调整后再拟合的处理方法。首先利用下山法计算光学镜面在法线方向的变形;然后利用Zernike多项式拟合变形曲面得到Zernike系数;最后去除刚体位移,作等高线图。新的数据处理方法可以更好的与干涉检验保持一致。对某相机的主镜进行仿真试验,结果表明,下山法计算效率较高,先调整后再拟合的处理结果与干涉检验结果的一致性较好。