Experimental comparison of model-free and model-based dark hole algorithms for future space telescopes

Niyati Desai; Axel Potier; Garreth Ruane; Phillip K. Poon; A. J. Riggs; Matthew Noyes; Camilo Mejia Prada

doi:10.1117/12.2677040

5 October 2023 Experimental comparison of model-free and model-based dark hole algorithms for future space telescopes

Niyati Desai, Axel Potier, Garreth Ruane, Phillip K. Poon, A. J. Riggs, Matthew Noyes, Camilo Mejia Prada

Proceedings Volume 12680, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets XI; 1268015 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677040
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2023, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Coronagraphic instruments provide a great chance of enabling high contrast spectroscopy for the pursuit of finding a habitable world. Future space telescope coronagraph instruments require high performing focal plane masks in combination with precise wavefront sensing and control techniques to achieve dark holes for planet detection. Several wavefront control algorithms have been developed in recent years that might vary in performance depending on the coronagraph they are paired with. This study compares three model-free and model-based algorithms when coupled with either a Vector (VVC) or a Scalar (SVC) Vortex Coronagraph mask in the same laboratory conditions: Pairwise Probing with Electric Field Conjugation, the Self-Coherent Camera with Electric Field Conjugation, and Implicit Electric Field Conjugation. We present experimental results from the In-Air Coronagraph Testbed (IACT) at JPL in narrowband and broadband light, comparing the pros and cons of each of these wavefront sensing and control algorithms with respect to their potential for future space telescopes.

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Niyati Desai, Axel Potier, Garreth Ruane, Phillip K. Poon, A. J. Riggs, Matthew Noyes, and Camilo Mejia Prada "Experimental comparison of model-free and model-based dark hole algorithms for future space telescopes", Proc. SPIE 12680, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets XI, 1268015 (5 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677040

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