Method for removing tilt control in adaptive optics systems
Abstract
A new adaptive optics system and method of operation, whereby the method removes tilt control, and includes the steps of using a steering mirror to steer a wavefront in the desired direction, for aiming an impinging aberrated light beam in the direction of a deformable mirror. The deformable mirror has its surface deformed selectively by means of a plurality of actuators, and compensates, at least partially, for existing aberrations in the light beam. The light beam is split into an output beam and a sample beam, and the sample beam is sampled using a wavefront sensor. The sampled signals are converted into corresponding electrical signals for driving a controller, which, in turn, drives the deformable mirror in a feedback loop in response to the sampled signals, for compensating for aberrations in the wavefront. To this purpose, a displacement error (gradient) of the wavefront is measured, and adjusted by a modified gain matrix, which satisfies the following equation: G'=(I-X(X.sup.T X).sup.-1 X.sup.T)G(I-A)
- Inventors:
-
- (Livermore, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871512
- Patent Number(s):
- 5745309
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LLNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; removing; tilt; control; adaptive; optics; systems; operation; whereby; removes; steps; steering; mirror; steer; wavefront; desired; direction; aiming; impinging; aberrated; light; beam; deformable; surface; deformed; selectively; means; plurality; actuators; compensates; partially; existing; aberrations; split; output; sample; sampled; sensor; signals; converted; corresponding; electrical; driving; controller; drives; feedback; loop; response; compensating; purpose; displacement; error; gradient; measured; adjusted; modified; matrix; satisfies; following; equation; i-x; -1; i-a; deformable mirror; wavefront sensor; feedback loop; electrical signals; output beam; electrical signal; light beam; sample beam; steering mirror; corresponding electrical; sampled signal; method removes; desired direction; tilt control; adaptive optics; /359/250/356/
Citation Formats
Salmon, Joseph Thaddeus. Method for removing tilt control in adaptive optics systems. United States: N. p., 1998.
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@article{osti_871512,
title = {Method for removing tilt control in adaptive optics systems},
author = {Salmon, Joseph Thaddeus},
abstractNote = {A new adaptive optics system and method of operation, whereby the method removes tilt control, and includes the steps of using a steering mirror to steer a wavefront in the desired direction, for aiming an impinging aberrated light beam in the direction of a deformable mirror. The deformable mirror has its surface deformed selectively by means of a plurality of actuators, and compensates, at least partially, for existing aberrations in the light beam. The light beam is split into an output beam and a sample beam, and the sample beam is sampled using a wavefront sensor. The sampled signals are converted into corresponding electrical signals for driving a controller, which, in turn, drives the deformable mirror in a feedback loop in response to the sampled signals, for compensating for aberrations in the wavefront. To this purpose, a displacement error (gradient) of the wavefront is measured, and adjusted by a modified gain matrix, which satisfies the following equation: G'=(I-X(X.sup.T X).sup.-1 X.sup.T)G(I-A)},
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