Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 12, 1212004(2025)

High-Precision Phase Retrieval for Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensors Using Modal Reconstruction and an Improved Adaptive Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent Algorithm

Feikuai Fang1,2,3, Changwei Li2,3,4、*, and Min Lai1
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu , China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu , China
  • 4School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    A high-precision phase recovery technique suitable for Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors is proposed to tackle the issue of slow convergence in phase recovery. This technique leverages the wavefront reconstruction algorithm of the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor. First, the distorted wavefront is reconstructed, and the reconstructed wavefront is then used as the starting point for the improved adaptive stochastic parallel gradient descent (ASPGD) algorithm. This iterative optimization process achieves high-precision phase recovery. By combining the modal method with the ASPGD optimization algorithm, this technique significantly enhances the accuracy of phase recovery and accelerates its convergence speed. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that this technology improves the phase recovery accuracy by three times, achieving a precision of 2‰λ. Compared with the original stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm, the proposed ASPGD algorithm exhibits lower sensitivity to random perturbation coefficients, a larger dynamic range, and greater practicality. In addition, when addressing noise-induced modal coupling issues, the ASPGD algorithm exhibits superior noise resistance and higher phase recovery accuracy.

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    Feikuai Fang, Changwei Li, Min Lai. High-Precision Phase Retrieval for Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensors Using Modal Reconstruction and an Improved Adaptive Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent Algorithm[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(12): 1212004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Dec. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 2, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Changwei Li (cwli@niaot.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242411

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242411

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