Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 6, 061101(2019)

Telescope alignment based on the sharpness function of under-sampled images

Min Li1,2,3, Xin Liu2, Ang Zhang1,2、*, and Hao Xian1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Adaptive Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 2Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Cassegrain telescope system.
    Process of telescope alignment.
    Designed and misaligned images with different FWHMs. (a) Designed images. (b) Misaligned images.
    Spectrum of the 0field designed image with FWHMs of 1, 2, 3, and 4 pixels.
    Results of the telescope alignment. (a) Results of the on-axis correction. (b) Results of the all-fields correction.
    Convergence curves of RMS during the correction. (a) RMS changes during the on-axis field correction. (b) RMS changes during the all-fields correction.
    • Table 1. Parameters of the Cassegrain Telescope System

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      Table 1. Parameters of the Cassegrain Telescope System

      SurfaceSemidiameter (mm)Radius (mm)Thickness (mm)Conic
      PM880540022921
      SM142.993818071.688
    • Table 2. Misalignment Errors of the Secondary Mirror

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      Table 2. Misalignment Errors of the Secondary Mirror

      Dx (μm)Dy (μm)Dz (μm)Tx (°)Ty (°)
      600880800.10.03
    • Table 3. Residual Errors and Wavefront Residual Errors of Optical System Measured After Correction

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      Table 3. Residual Errors and Wavefront Residual Errors of Optical System Measured After Correction

      FWHM(pixel)1234
      Residual errorsDx (mm)0.0300.0510.0300.023
      Dy (mm)−0.276−0.226−0.133−0.098
      Dz (mm)0.0080.0080.0080.008
      Tx (°)0.0380.0310.0180.013
      Ty (°)0.0040.0070.0040.003
      RRE (%)19.519.712.39.5
      WRE (λ)0.10740.10710.10140.0972
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Oct. 6, 2018

    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2019

    Posted: Mar. 22, 2019

    Published Online: Jun. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Ang Zhang (zhangang@ioe.ac.cn), Hao Xian (xianhao@ioe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201917.061101

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