Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 10, 20210224(2021)

Large dynamic range curvature sensing for large-aperture active-optics survey telescope

Qichang An1... Xiaoxia Wu1, Jingxu Zhang1, Hongwen Li1, and Liang Wang12,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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    In order to ensure the imaging quality of large-aperture survey telescope under dramatic changes of external environment and realize fast alignment, the wavefront sensing system was required to cover a large dynamic range while maintaining the aberration detection accuracy. First, a set of large dynamic range alignment technology was established based on the light intensity distribution of the single-sided defocus image and curvature sensing. Both analytical formulas and machine learning methods were used to figure out the defocusing and other low-order aberrations. Then, theoretical analysis was made on the resolution accuracy of different types of aberrations. Finally, experimental verification was carried out. The results show that the defocusing detection error (take wavefront RMS variation as the criterion) is less than 5%, while the misalignment detection error is less than 15%, which meets the alignment and adjustment requirements.

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    Qichang An, Xiaoxia Wu, Jingxu Zhang, Hongwen Li, Liang Wang. Large dynamic range curvature sensing for large-aperture active-optics survey telescope[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(10): 20210224

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special issue—Advanced design and manufacturing of optical system

    Received: Apr. 4, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Wang Liang (wangliang.ciomp@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210224

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