Laser & Infrared, Volume. 54, Issue 12, 1906(2024)

Research on wavefront detection and correction algorithms for high-contrast imaging

CHEN Zhao-yu1,2,3, ZHANG Xi1,2、*, and WANG Gang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 2CAS Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Ultra-high contrast imaging in space is essential for the direct imaging detection of Earth-like planets, the achievement of which depends on the precise control of the optical wavefront by the space coronagraph system, and therefore requires the development of specialized on-orbit algorithms dedicated to wavefront detection and correction. While such algorithms have been widely used in ground-based adaptive optics systems, but in space, they cannot be designed based on pure CPU computing due to the limitations of space CPU performance and selection. Based on the hybrid architecture of FPGA and CPU, the wavefront correction is realized, which is capable of locking the high-contrast imaging dark region required for exoplanet detection while taking into account the hardware resources and computing accuracy. The algorithm of the above hybrid architecture also has a significant speed advantage in large-scale adaptive optics systems, and the wavefront processing delay is shortened by 1281.826 μs for a 100×100 sub-aperture adaptive optics system, which can meet the demand for high-speed parallel computation of the adaptive optics systems, such as the ExAO, the GLAO, and the MCAO, which are equipped with the ground-based large-aperture telescopes.

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    Received: Feb. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 3, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHANG Xi (xzhang@niaot.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5078.2024.12.015

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