Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 230040(2023)

Study of off-axis telescope misalignment correction method using out-of-focus spot

Siheng Tian1,2,3,4, Yongmei Huang2,3,4,5、*, Yangjie Xu2,3,4,5, Xinyuan Nan1, Qiongyan Wu2,3,4,5, Chunsheng Xiang2,3,4,5, and Wei Tang2,3,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830046, China
  • 2Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
  • 5School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chines Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Three-dimensional layout of the off-axis telescope
    General implementation process of the method in this paper
    Schematic diagram of the network structure
    Wavefront statistics of misaligned samples. (a) Wavefront PV statistics; (b) Wavefront RMS statistics
    Test sample wavefront Information Statistics. (a) Wavefront PV statistics; (b) Wavefront RMS statistics
    Wavefront PV statistics after correction. (a) Sensitivity matrix method; (b) Defocus −15 mm; (c) Defocus −10 mm; (d) Defocus −5 mm
    Wavefront RMS statistics after correction. (a) Sensitivity matrix method; (b) Defocus −15 mm; (c) Defocus −10 mm; (d) Defocus −5 mm
    Statistics of correction results under 1% noise floor of the defocus −15 mm scheme. (a) Wavefront PV value statistics; (b) Wavefront RMS value statistics
    Experimental platform
    Calibration test sample
    The average time-consuming of a single calculation on each hardware platform
    • Table 1. Telescope basic parameters table

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      Table 1. Telescope basic parameters table

      Parameter nameFocal distance/mmF-numberCaliber/mmWorking wavelength/nm
      Parameter value2427.1216.3805148532
    • Table 2. Parameters of the telescope reflector

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      Table 2. Parameters of the telescope reflector

      SurfaceMechanical diameter/mmRadius of curvature/mmInterval/mmConic factorOff-axis parameters/mm
      Primary mirror148−1200−480−1210
      Secondary mirror60−240260−142
    • Table 3. Coefficient and distribution of the out-of-focus term

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      Table 3. Coefficient and distribution of the out-of-focus term

      −15 mm−10 mm−5 mm
      Defocus term coefficient−5.580−3.307−1.844
      Coefficient distribution/φ[−7.0875, −3.8361][−5.2038, −1.9909][−3.3399, −0.1329]
      Coefficient distribution/φ'[4.0725, 7.3239][1.4102,4.6231][0.3471,3.5541]
    • Table 4. Summary table of network parameters

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      Table 4. Summary table of network parameters

      Parameter nameParameter
      Block stacked structure[2, 2, 4, 2]
      Loss functionMSE Loss
      OptimizerAdamW
      Initial learning rate10E-6
      Training times2000
    • Table 5. Hartmann parameter table

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      Table 5. Hartmann parameter table

      Technical parametersValueTechnical parametersValue
      Aperture dimension5.2 mm×7 mmRepeatability/rms<lambda/200
      Number of sub-apertures dedicated for analysis16×20Wavefront measurement accuracy in absolute mode/rmsMaximum between ~ lambda/100 and 6 nm
      Tilt dynamic range>±3°(600 lambda)Max acquisition frequency20 Hz
    • Table 6. Predicted value and truth table of random misalignment

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      Table 6. Predicted value and truth table of random misalignment

      True value / Predictive valueGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5
      Dx/mm0.499 / 0.5000.491 / 0.4960.088 / 0.0860.299 / 0.313−0.472 / −0.471
      Dy/mm−0.312 / −0.3250.101 / 0.1040.293 / 0.287−0.323 / −0.3280.427 / 0.428
      Tx/degree0.063 / 0.0570.012 / 0.012−0.114 / −0.1130.053 / 0.450−0.121 / −0.120
      Ty/degree0.128 / 0.1240.118 / 0.118−0.067 / −0.066−0.134 / −0.1130.078 / 0.074
    • Table 7. Statistical table of prediction misalignment residual data

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      Table 7. Statistical table of prediction misalignment residual data

      ΔDx/mmΔDy/mmΔTx/degreeΔTy/degree
      Maximum0.01940.01470.01700.0198
      Minimum2.599E-52.099E-51.100E-51.800E-5
      Average0.00720.00450.00370.0055
      Standard deviation0.014210.005940.005570.01028
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    Siheng Tian, Yongmei Huang, Yangjie Xu, Xinyuan Nan, Qiongyan Wu, Chunsheng Xiang, Wei Tang. Study of off-axis telescope misalignment correction method using out-of-focus spot[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2023, 50(7): 230040

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    Category: Article

    Received: Feb. 23, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2023

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    DOI:10.12086/oee.2023.230040

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