Analysis technique for controlling system wavefront error with active/adaptive optics

Victor L. Genberg; Gregory J. Michels

doi:10.1117/12.2275278

23 August 2017 Analysis technique for controlling system wavefront error with active/adaptive optics

Proceedings Volume 10371, Optomechanical Engineering 2017; 103710H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275278
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The ultimate goal of an active mirror system is to control system level wavefront error (WFE). In the past, the use of this technique was limited by the difficulty of obtaining a linear optics model. In this paper, an automated method for controlling system level WFE using a linear optics model is presented. An error estimate is included in the analysis output for both surface error disturbance fitting and actuator influence function fitting. To control adaptive optics, the technique has been extended to write system WFE in state space matrix form. The technique is demonstrated by example with SigFit, a commercially available tool integrating mechanical analysis with optical analysis.

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Victor L. Genberg and Gregory J. Michels "Analysis technique for controlling system wavefront error with active/adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 10371, Optomechanical Engineering 2017, 103710H (23 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275278

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