Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 37, Issue 3, 668(2010)

Dynamical Wave-Front Distortion Correction Experiment Based on Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent Algorithm for 61-Element Adaptive Optics System

Zhang Jinbao1,2,3、*, Chen Bo1,2,3, Wang Caixia1,2, and Li Xinyang1,2
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    The stochastic parallel gradient descent (SPGD) algorithm is a promising control algorithm for adaptive optics (AO) system without wave-front sensor. In this paper,a 61-element laser beam focusing AO system for correcting dynamical wave-front distortion was established,which used a hot-wind experimental atmospheric turbulence generator and SPGD algorithm controller based on field programmable gate array (FPGA). Up to one thousand iterations per second′s speed of the controller and the sub-millisecond response time of the deformable mirror and tilt mirror provided quick compensation for dynamic wave-front distortion induced by the hot-wind experimental atmospheric turbulence generator. The experimental results demonstrated that this AO system can significantly improve the laser beam quality with 30 times′ increase of the averaged performance metric and 10 times′ increase of the peak-values of far-field intensity distributions. The spectral analysis of performance metric showed that the AO system had an effective bandwidth of 10 Hz.

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    Zhang Jinbao, Chen Bo, Wang Caixia, Li Xinyang. Dynamical Wave-Front Distortion Correction Experiment Based on Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent Algorithm for 61-Element Adaptive Optics System[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2010, 37(3): 668

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    Received: Apr. 16, 2009

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 11, 2010

    The Author Email: Jinbao Zhang (zjb064@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl20103703.0668

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