Spherical mirror estimation with phase diversity method

In order to verify the phase diversity wavefront detector system by using its own light source to complete the wavefront estimation task independently, this paper sets up estimation spherical mirror shape of experiment platform with the method of phase diversity. Phase diverisity method collects shorter exposure image at the same time in the focal plane and away from the focal plane, calculates the distribution of wavefront solutions and recovers the target based on known defocus, so as to realize the estimation of large mirror aberration. In order to further validate the phase diversity measurement method, the phase diversity measurement results with high accuracy ZYGO interferometer measurement results are compared. Experimental results demonstrate that agreement is obtained among the errors distribution, PV value and RMS value of ZYGO interferometer, so the phase diversity method can effectively estimate the mirror aberration, which shows the feasibility and accuracy of phase diversity method.     

曲率型自适应光学系统对低阶Zernike像差校正能力

数值模拟了37单元曲率型自适应光学系统的波前校正过程,分析了该系统对低阶Zernike像差的校正效果,结果表明:低阶Zernike像差均能够得到较好的校正。分别对曲率为零和不为零的Zernike像差校正效果进行了对比分析,结果发现:曲率为零的Zernike像差同样可以被曲率型自适应光学系统校正,而且效果好于曲率不为零的Zernike像差校正。     

Experimental validation of closed-loop adaptive optics based on a self-referencing interferometer wavefront sensor and a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator

A closed-loop adaptive optics system based on a self-referencing interferometer wavefront sensor (SRI WFS) using phase-shifting point-diffraction technique and an electrically addressed phase-only liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (LC SLM) is built and validated experimentally. The wavefront aberration of incoming beam is directly measured by analyzing four frames phase-shifted interferograms captured by a single CCD camera in two camera shots, and then by loading the conjugate function onto the SLM the wavefront aberration is corrected. The proposed scheme does not rely on any complicated control algorithm or wavefront-reconstruction algorithm and can achieve high-resolution and high-accuracy correction. Closed-loop correction results of single order Zernike aberrations and a Kolmogorov turbulence phase screen show that considerable improvements in the Strehl ratio (of greater than 0.94) is achieved.     

Diagnosing unknown aberrations in an adaptive optics system by use of phase diversity

We outline a novel method for estimating a fixed aberration that is in the image path but not in the wave-front-sensor (WFS) path of an adaptive optics (AO) imaging system. We accomplish this through a nontraditional application of the Gonsalves [Proc. SPIE 207, 32 (1997)] least-squares phase-diversity technique, using an ensemble of images and WFS data. The diversity phases required for this technique are provided by the temporal differences in WFS residual phase measurements for different members of the ensemble. We demonstrate the technique by using actual observations from an operational AO system exhibiting such an aberration. An estimate of this aberration was obtained by the proposed algorithm that agrees reasonably well with the observed point-spread function.     

分层校正自适应光学系统相位层析技术

假定大气湍流集中在两薄层内，借助分层大气相关长度与整个大气层相关长度的关系，给出待求相位分布与测量结果相关的超定方程组，进而构造残差方程组，并按最小二乘法原理导出正则方程组，通过求解这组正则方程，首次得到原超定方程组的最小二乘解。     

基于Zernike模式的自适应光学系统随机并行梯度下降算法

 控制算法的收敛速度一定程度上限制了无波前探测自适应光学技术在实时波前畸变校正中的应用。从理论分析角度提出将模式法和区域法结合起来以提高算法收敛速度,并以61单元变形镜为校正器,建立基于随机并行梯度下降算法自适应光学系统仿真模型。结果表明：达到同样的校正效果时,采用组合优化的算法收敛速度要明显优于基于区域法的收敛速度,从而验证了理论分析的合理性。     

自适应光学系统测试中大气湍流的时域模拟

建立了大气湍流模拟的时域模型,用于在自适应光学系统的测试中模拟大气湍流的时域变化。讨论了时域模型下随机相位屏平滑帧数和刷新频率与平均风速的关系。结果表明：对表征随机波前的随机相位屏进行时域平滑可使随机波前的变化更符合大气湍流对入射波前连续平滑渐变的影响;随机相位屏的平滑帧数仅与系统口径和大气相干长度相关,而与风速无关;随机相位屏的刷新频率与平均风速成正比,平滑后的刷新频率还与平滑帧数成正比。最后,构造了一套大气湍流模拟装置,应用功率谱分析法对时域模型的有效性进行了验证。     

A method for calibrating the position error of phase retrieval with transverse translation diversity in optical wavefront measurement

We present a method for calibrating the position error of phase retrieval with transverse translation diversity in optical wavefront in situation where the position error sharply influences algorithm precision. This method involves testifying that the essence of the position error in phase retrieval is the translation in frequency domain and the minimum of iterative error against position error reaches when there is no position error. Then the least square method is used for fitting the relationship between the iterative error and the assumed position error in polynomial function. The computer simulations used to prove the validity of this method are described. The results indicated that this method can calibrate the position error to approximately 1/500 mm which nearly has no influence on the phase retrieval.     

Real-time measurement of atmospheric parameters for the 127-element adaptive optics system of 1.8-m telescope

A real-time method for measuring atmospheric parameters based on co-processor field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and main processor digital signal processing (DSP) is proposed for ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics (AO) systems. Coherence length, outer scale, average wind speed, and coherence time are estimated according to closed-loop data on the residual slopes and the corrected voltages of AO systems. This letter introduces the principle and architecture design of the proposed method, which is successfully applied in the 127-element AO system of the 1.8-m telescope of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory. The method enables real-time atmospheric observations with the same object and path of the AO system. This method is also applicable to extended objects.     

Optimization of the transmitted wavefront for the infrared adaptive optics system

The adaptive optics system for the second-generation Very Large Telescope-interferometer(VLTI)instrument GRAVITY consists of a novel cryogenic near-infrared wavefront sensor to be installed at each of the four unit telescopes of the Very Large Telescope(VLT).Feeding the GRAVITY wavefront sensor with light in the 1.4–2.4μm band,while suppressing laser light originating from the GRAVITY metrology system requires custom-built optical componets.In this paper,we present the development of a quantitative near-infraredpoint diffraction interferometric characterization technique,which allows measuring the transmitted wavefront error of the silicon entrance windows of the wavefront sensor cryostat.The technique can be readily applied to quantitative phase measurements in the near-infrared regime.Moreover,by employing a slightly off-axis optical setup,the proposed method can optimize the required spatial resolution and enable real time measurement capabilities.The feasibility of the proposed setup is demonstrated,followed by a theoretical analysis and experimental results.Our experimental results show that the phase error repeatability in the nanometer regime can be achieved.     

自适应光学系统几种随机并行优化控制算法比较

 直接对系统性能指标进行优化是自适应光学系统中一种重要的波前畸变校正方法,选择合适的随机并行优化控制算法是该技术成功实现的关键。以32单元变形镜为校正器,基于多种随机并行优化算法建立自适应光学系统仿真模型。从算法的收敛速度、校正效果、局部极值3个方面对遗传算法、单向扰动随机并行梯度下降、双向扰动随机并行梯度下降及模拟退火算法进行了比较。仿真结果表明,遗传算法收敛速度太慢,不适用于需要实时控制的自适应光学系统;双向扰动随机并行梯度下降算法收敛速度、校正效果要优于单向扰动随机并行梯度下降,且能够适应各种情况下的扰动电压;模拟退火几乎以概率1收敛到全局极值附近,且收敛速度是上述算法中最快的。     

自适应光学系统几种随机并行优化控制算法比较

直接对系统性能指标进行优化是自适应光学系统中一种重要的波前畸变校正方法,选择合适的随机并行优化控制算法是该技术成功实现的关键。以32单元变形镜为校正器,基于多种随机并行优化算法建立自适应光学系统仿真模型。从算法的收敛速度、校正效果、局部极值3个方面对遗传算法、单向扰动随机并行梯度下降、双向扰动随机并行梯度下降及模拟退火算法进行了比较。仿真结果表明,遗传算法收敛速度太慢,不适用于需要实时控制的自适应光学系统;双向扰动随机并行梯度下降算法收敛速度、校正效果要优于单向扰动随机并行梯度下降,且能够适应各种情况下的扰动电压;模拟退火几乎以概率1收敛到全局极值附近,且收敛速度是上述算法中最快的。     

一种基于瞳面相位差的波前传感器相位恢复

根据瞳面相位差波前传感器的特点,提出把模式分解和随机并行梯度下降算法结合起来实现波前相位的恢复.以32单元变形镜的初始面形和Roddier提出的相位生成方法随机产生的一帧相屏为研究对象,分析所提出的相位恢复算法的性能.结果表明,两种情况下的畸变波前都得到了很好的恢复.当像差仅含有低阶成分时,使用模式分解法就可获得令人满...     

Performance simulation of an adaptive optics system with liquid crystal corrector under closed-loop and open-loop control

The adaptive optics system (AOS) often operates in a discrete sampling process with finite closed-loop frequency. Reconstruction, detection, and time lag induced errors are the main correction errors of the system. An AOS that is based on a liquid crystal (LC) benefits from the LC’s high correction precision, thus the reconstruction error can be ignored. The primary error will be induced by the time lag from the time of detection to the time of compensation. In this paper, some theoretical simulations are introduced in order to evaluate the correction precision of AOS with an LC corrector. The main purpose is to compare the correction precision between the open-loop and closed-loop control. We attempt to find a method to ascertain the exact precision of the open-loop control and show whether it improves the correction precision. The conclusion is thus reached that the actual error rejection bandwidth for the closed-loop was lower than the −3 dB error rejection bandwidth measured in practice. The increased refresh frequency of the open-loop control can improve the imaging performance to nearly −3 dB bandwidth of the detector measured, which is the maximum possible bandwidth due to the time lag.     

空间光学成像系统波像差的位相差异估计方法

针对传统光学设计和校正手段无法有效消除空间光学成像系统在轨工作时受各种因素影响使像质变差的问题,提出把均匀设计的思想引入位相差异波前传感技术,对系统在轨工作时的波前畸变进行估计.从而实现了对系统波像差的全局优化估计,放宽了波像差的估计范围,易于实现并行化.通过仿真实验发现,该方法正确估计率高,抗噪声能力强,是进行空间光学成像系统波像差估计的有效方法.     

空间光学成像系统波像差的位相差异估计方法

针对传统光学设计和校正手段无法有效消除空间光学成像系统在轨工作时受各种因素影响使像质变差的问题,提出把均匀设计的思想引入位相差异波前传感技术,对系统在轨工作时的波前畸变进行估计.从而实现了对系统波像差的全局优化估计,放宽了波像差的估计范围,易于实现并行化.通过仿真实验发现,该方法正确估计率高,抗噪声能力强,是进行空间光学成像系统波像差估计的有效方法.     

主客观结合人眼波前像差测量系统的设计与实验

设计了主客观方法相结合的人眼波前像差测量系统。该系统的控制部分以工控机为中心,实现了对离焦补偿装置、LCD视标显示装置和可变形镜驱动器的控制。使用Hartmann-Shack传感器对人眼出瞳的波前像差进行测量,光路中加入了能够显示各种视标和测试图案的LCD,从而考虑到了主观调节对人眼像差的影响,能够对人眼的视觉质量进行全面衡量,实现了客观测量和主观测量在光路中的结合。使用该系统分别测量得到了模拟眼和活体人眼的波前像差,并对主客观测量结果进行了信息融合,能够为个性化的人眼屈光矫正提供有用的依据。     

ICF系统全光路像差测量与校正方法

介绍一种新的像差探测方法,该方法能够探测整个惯性约束聚变（ICF）光学系统的像差。驱动变形镜调制各种不同的像差加入ICF光学系统,从而导致远场的焦斑变化,此时将CCD放置到远场探测焦斑强度,同时采用哈特曼-夏克波前传感器在近场探测系统像差变化量。根据不同的系统像差变化量以及与其对应的远场强度,利用改进的相位反演算法可以计算出整个光学系统的像差。数值模拟表明,该方法可以测量并校正整个ICF系统的光学像差。     

ICF系统全光路像差测量与校正方法

 介绍一种新的像差探测方法,该方法能够探测整个惯性约束聚变（ICF）光学系统的像差。驱动变形镜调制各种不同的像差加入ICF光学系统,从而导致远场的焦斑变化,此时将CCD放置到远场探测焦斑强度,同时采用哈特曼-夏克波前传感器在近场探测系统像差变化量。根据不同的系统像差变化量以及与其对应的远场强度,利用改进的相位反演算法可以计算出整个光学系统的像差。数值模拟表明,该方法可以测量并校正整个ICF系统的光学像差。     

随机参激和外激联合作用下非线性动力系统的路径积分解

将基于Gauss Legendre公式的路径积分法推广到随机参激和外激联合作用的非线性动力系统.研究了受高斯白噪声参激和外激联合作用的非线性振子，将所得路径积分解与其精确解（满足一定条件时该系统存在精确解）或Monte Carlo随机模拟结果相比较，充分验证了路径积分的准确性.并借助路径积分数值解，捕捉到该随机系统的一维P分岔. 关键词： 路径积分 P分岔 随机参激 随机外激