Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 9, 1353(2025)

Automated co-phasing alignment for large-scale high-precision in segmented space telescopes

Boqian XU*, Guohao JU, Yan GAO, Shuaihui WANG, Chunyue ZHANG, Ye KUANG, Yimin DU, Zhirong LU, and Shuyan XU
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  • Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin130033, China
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    Figures & Tables(29)
    Principle block diagram of on-orbit co-phasing alignment
    Co-phasing measurement precision chain
    Schematic diagram of rectangular spiral scanning
    Workflow of image point focusing
    Schematic of dispersed fringe sensor
    Principle of phase diversity algorithm
    Schematic diagram of hardware components of tested system
    Optical system of segmented telescope
    Image quality of optical system
    Segmented primary mirrors
    Optical design of wavefront sensing system
    Hardware components of wavefront sensing system
    Image points formed by two segmented mirrors in camera
    Comparison of focal plane image before and after segment-image array
    Maximum grayscale value detection fitting curve for image spots
    Image after segment-image focusing
    Focal plane image after segment-image stacking
    Dispersed fringe images acquired by DFS(before coarse-phasing)
    Dispersed fringe images acquired by DFS(after coarse-phasing)
    Segments number and slits number
    Comparison between theoretical PSF and acquired images
    Focal plane image changes before and after actuation
    Test result of interferometer after fine phasing
    • Table 1. Correspondence between calibration dimensions and phasing stages for segmented mirrors

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      Table 1. Correspondence between calibration dimensions and phasing stages for segmented mirrors

      调校阶段拼接子镜调校维度拼接子镜及系统波像差
      X/Y倾斜活塞nX/Y偏心自旋初始能力校正后
      子镜像点识别搜索与排列

      拼接子镜:

      <±0.5 mm,

      <±0.1°tilt

      拼接子镜:

      <±0.5 mm,

      <±0.08°tilt

      共焦调校

      拼接子镜:

      <±0.6 mm,

      <±0.1°tilt

      拼接子镜:

      <200 μm(rms)

      粗共相调校

      系统波像差:

      <250 μm(rms)

      系统波像差:

      <1 μm(rms)

      精共相调校

      系统波像差:

      <5 μm(rms)

      系统波像差:

      <63 μm(rms)

    • Table 2. Range and resolution of motion mechanism

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      Table 2. Range and resolution of motion mechanism

      指 标数值
      X/Y行程±22.5 mm
      Z行程±12.5 mm
      θx/θy行程±7.5°
      θz行程±12.5°
      X/Y分辨率0.3 μm
      z分辨率0.3 nm
      θx/θy分辨率(设计值)0.02 μrad
      θz分辨率3.5 μrad
    • Table 3. Experimental results of segment-image identification and search

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      Table 3. Experimental results of segment-image identification and search

      实验

      次数

      θx/(°)θy/(°)z/mm是否出现在视场内螺旋扫描步数

      是否成

      功识别

      排列

      子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3
      1-0.0960.072-0.0620.06200.0790.0320.353-0.102-0.385100
      20.088-0.0780.0490.095-0.064-0.09-0.42-0.140.329603
      3-0.0860.07-0.099-0.0020.0990.009-0.2850.2910.155171
      40.0720.0690.0490.0820.076-0.077-0.4740.2860.423700
      50.0020.066-0.066-0.0660.0860.076-0.0080.334-0.369070
    • Table 4. Experimental results of segment-image focusing

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      Table 4. Experimental results of segment-image focusing

      实验

      次数

      Z/mm
      子镜#1子镜#2子镜#3
      10.341-0.146-0.359
      2-0.41-0.1470.374
      3-0.2780.3070.196
      4-0.5230.2590.393
      5-0.0180.31-0.385
    • Table 5. Experimental results of coarse co-phasing

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      Table 5. Experimental results of coarse co-phasing

      实验

      次数

      初始误差调校残差
      拼接缝#1拼接缝#2拼接缝#3拼接缝#1拼接缝#2拼接缝#3
      132-70380.1370.024-0.219
      217-5235-0.185-0.1240.358
      3-9-25340.1640.139-0.25
      4-223190.202-0.083-0.157
      514-8-6-0.074-0.1750.215
    • Table 6. Experimental results of fine phasing

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      Table 6. Experimental results of fine phasing

      实验次数系统波像差检测结果λ(632.8 nm)
      10.083 19
      20.078 85
      30.092 68
      40.083 82
      50.085 96
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    Boqian XU, Guohao JU, Yan GAO, Shuaihui WANG, Chunyue ZHANG, Ye KUANG, Yimin DU, Zhirong LU, Shuyan XU. Automated co-phasing alignment for large-scale high-precision in segmented space telescopes[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2025, 33(9): 1353

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    Received: Mar. 21, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Boqian XU (xuboqian@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253309.1353

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