Correction of an active space telescope mirror using a gradient approach and an additional deformable mirror

Matthew R. Allen; Jae Jun Kim; Brij N. Agrawal

doi:10.1117/12.2188745

22 September 2015 Correction of an active space telescope mirror using a gradient approach and an additional deformable mirror

Matthew R. Allen, Jae Jun Kim, Brij N. Agrawal

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Proceedings Volume 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII; 96020B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188745
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

High development cost is a challenge for space telescopes and imaging satellites. One of the primary reasons for this high cost is the development of the primary mirror, which must meet diffraction limit surface figure requirements. Recent efforts to develop lower cost, lightweight, replicable primary mirrors include development of silicon carbide actuated hybrid mirrors and carbon fiber mirrors. The silicon carbide actuated hybrid mirrors at the Naval Postgraduate School do not meet the surface quality required for an optical telescope due to high spatial frequency residual surface errors. A technique under investigation at the Naval Postgraduate School is to correct the residual surface figure error using a deformable mirror in the optical path. We present a closed loop feedback gradient controller to actively control a SMT active segment and an additional deformable mirror to reduce residual wavefront error. The simulations and experimental results show that the gradient controller reduces the residual wavefront error more than an integral controller.

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Matthew R. Allen, Jae Jun Kim, and Brij N. Agrawal "Correction of an active space telescope mirror using a gradient approach and an additional deformable mirror", Proc. SPIE 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII, 96020B (22 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188745

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