We propose a new algorithm for wavefront sensing based on binary intensity modulation. The algorithm is based on the fact that a wavefront can be expended with a series of orthogonal and binary functions, the Walsh se...We propose a new algorithm for wavefront sensing based on binary intensity modulation. The algorithm is based on the fact that a wavefront can be expended with a series of orthogonal and binary functions, the Walsh series. We use a spatial light modulator（SLM） to produce different binary-intensity-modulation patterns which are the simple linear transformation of the Walsh series. The optical fields under different binary-intensity-modulation patterns are detected with a photodiode.The relationships between the incident wavefront modulated with the patterns and their optical fields are built to determinate the coefficients of the Walsh series. More detailed and strict relationship equations are established with the algorithm by adding new modulation patterns according to the properties of the Walsh functions. An exact value can be acquired by solving the equations. Finally, with the help of phase unwrapping and smoothing, the wavefront can be reconstructed. The advantage of the algorithm is providing an analytical solution for the coefficients of the Walsh series to reconstruct the wavefront. The simulation experiments are presented and the effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated.展开更多
Multi-conjugation adaptive optics（MCAOs） have been investigated and used in the large aperture optical telescopes for high-resolution imaging with large field of view（FOV）.The atmospheric tomographic phase reconst...Multi-conjugation adaptive optics（MCAOs） have been investigated and used in the large aperture optical telescopes for high-resolution imaging with large field of view（FOV）.The atmospheric tomographic phase reconstruction and projection of three-dimensional turbulence volume onto wavefront correctors,such as deformable mirrors（DMs） or liquid crystal wavefront correctors（LCWCs）,is a very important step in the data processing of an MCAO＇s controller.In this paper,a method according to the wavefront reconstruction performance of MCAO is presented to evaluate the optimized configuration of multi laser guide stars（LGSs） and the reasonable conjugation heights of LCWCs.Analytical formulations are derived for the different configurations and are used to generate optimized parameters for MCAO.Several examples are given to demonstrate our LGSs configuration optimization method.Compared with traditional methods,our method has minimum wavefront tomographic error,which will be helpful to get higher imaging resolution at large FOV in MCAO.展开更多
High signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with the electron multiplying charge-coupled-device（EMCCD） applied in the Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor（S–H WFS） in adaptive optics（AO）.However,when the brightness ...High signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with the electron multiplying charge-coupled-device（EMCCD） applied in the Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor（S–H WFS） in adaptive optics（AO）.However,when the brightness of the target changes in a large scale,the fixed electron multiplying（EM） gain will not be suited to the sensing limitation.Therefore an auto-gain-control method based on the brightness of light-spots array in S–H WFS is proposed in this paper.The control value is the average of the maximum signals of every light spot in an array,which has been demonstrated to be kept stable even under the influence of some noise and turbulence,and sensitive enough to the change of target brightness.A goal value is needed in the control process and it is predetermined based on the characters of EMCCD.Simulations and experiments have demonstrated that this auto-gain-control method is valid and robust,the sensing SNR reaches the maximum for the corresponding signal level,and especially is greatly improved for those dim targets from 6 to 4 magnitude in the visual band.展开更多
We theoretically and experimentally investigate the wave front distortion in critically phase-matched continuouswave（CW） second harmonic generation（SHG）.Due to the walk-off effect in the nonlinear crystal,the gene...We theoretically and experimentally investigate the wave front distortion in critically phase-matched continuouswave（CW） second harmonic generation（SHG）.Due to the walk-off effect in the nonlinear crystal,the generated second harmonic is extremely elliptical and quite non-Gaussian,which causes a very low matching and coupling efficiency in experiment.Cylindrical lenses and walk-off compensating crystals are adopted to correct distorted wave fronts,and obtain a good TEM00 mode efficiently.Theoretically,we simulate the correction effect of 266-nm laser generated with SHG.The experiment results accord well with the theoretical simulation and an above 80% TEM_（00） component is obtained for 266-nm continuous-wave laser with a 4.8？-walk-off angle in beta barium borate（BBO） crystal.展开更多
A magnetic fluid based deformable mirror(MFDM) that could produce a large stroke more than 100 μm is designed and demonstrated experimentally with respect to the characteristics of the aberration of the liquid telesc...A magnetic fluid based deformable mirror(MFDM) that could produce a large stroke more than 100 μm is designed and demonstrated experimentally with respect to the characteristics of the aberration of the liquid telescope. Its aberration correction performance is verified by the co-simulation using COMSOL and MATLAB. Furthermore, the stroke performance of the MFDM and the decentralized linear quadratic Gaussian(LQG) mirror surface control approach are experimentally evaluated with a prototype of MFDM in an adaptive optics system to show its potential application for the large aberration correction of liquid telescopes.展开更多
Adaptive optics（AO） systems are widespread and considered as an essential part of any large aperture telescope for obtaining a high resolution imaging at present.To enlarge the imaging field of view（FOV）,multi-las...Adaptive optics（AO） systems are widespread and considered as an essential part of any large aperture telescope for obtaining a high resolution imaging at present.To enlarge the imaging field of view（FOV）,multi-laser guide stars（LGSs） are currently being investigated and used for the large aperture optical telescopes.LGS measurement is necessary and pivotal to obtain the cumulative phase distortion along a target in the multi-LGSs AO system.We propose a high precision phase reconstruction algorithm to estimate the phase for a target with an uncertain turbulence profile based on the interpolation.By comparing with the conventional average method,the proposed method reduces the root mean square（RMS） error from 130 nm to 85 nm with a 30% reduction for narrow FOV.We confirm that such phase reconstruction algorithm is validated for both narrow field AO and wide field AO.展开更多
The stochastic paralld gradient descent （SPGD） algorithm is widely used in wavefront sensor-less adaptive optics （WSAO） systems. However, the convergence is relatively slow. Modal-based algorithms usually provide ...The stochastic paralld gradient descent （SPGD） algorithm is widely used in wavefront sensor-less adaptive optics （WSAO） systems. However, the convergence is relatively slow. Modal-based algorithms usually provide much faster convergence than SPGD; however, the limited actuator stroke of the deformable mirror （DM） often prohibits the sensing of higher-order modes or renders a closed-loop correction inapplicable. Based on a comparative analysis of SPGD and the DM-modal-based algorithm, a hybrid approach involving both algorithms is proposed for extended image-based WSAO, and is demonstrated in this experiment. The hybrid approach can achieve similar correction results to pure SPGD, but with a dramatically decreased iteration number.展开更多
Our adaptive optics system based on a non-modulation pyramid wavefront sensor is integrated into a 1.8 m astronomical telescope installed at the Yunnan Observatory in LiJiang, and the first light with high-resolution ...Our adaptive optics system based on a non-modulation pyramid wavefront sensor is integrated into a 1.8 m astronomical telescope installed at the Yunnan Observatory in LiJiang, and the first light with high-resolution imaging of an astronomical star is successfully achieved. In this Letter, the structure and performance of this system are introduced briefly, and then the observation results of star imaging are reported to show that the angular resolution of an adaptive optics system using a non-modulation pyramid wavefront sensor can approach the diffraction limit quality of a 1.8 m telescope.展开更多
Baseline algorithm, as a tool in wavefront sensing （WFS）, incorporates the phase-diverse phase retrieval （PDPR） method with hybrid-unwrapping approach to ensure a unique pupil phase estimate with high WFS accuracy...Baseline algorithm, as a tool in wavefront sensing （WFS）, incorporates the phase-diverse phase retrieval （PDPR） method with hybrid-unwrapping approach to ensure a unique pupil phase estimate with high WFS accuracy even in the case of high dynamic range aberration, as long as the pupil shape is of a convex set. However, for a complicated pupil, such as that in obstructed pupil optics, the said unwrapping approach would fail owing to the fake values at points located in obstructed areas of the pupil. Thus a modified unwrapping approach that can minimize the negative effects of the obstructed areas is proposed. Simulations have shown the validity of this unwrapping approach when it is embedded in Baseline algorithm.展开更多
We report the transformation of a linear electro-optically tunable non-phase-matched second-order nonlinear process into a cascaded second-order nonlinear process in a bulk KTP crystal to generate the effect of electr...We report the transformation of a linear electro-optically tunable non-phase-matched second-order nonlinear process into a cascaded second-order nonlinear process in a bulk KTP crystal to generate the effect of electrooptically tunable Kerr-type nonlinearity. By applying an electric field on the x–y plane, parallel to the z-axis of the crystal, phase mismatch is created, which introduces a nonlinear phase shift between the launched and reconverted fundamental waves from the generated second harmonic wave. Due to the nonuniform radial intensity distribution of a Gaussian beam, a curvature will be introduced into the fundamental wavefront, which focuses or defocuses the incident beam while propagating through the crystal.展开更多
In the past two decades,metamaterials and metasurfaces[1,2]have been providing a new playground for light manipulation,establishing concepts and experimental platforms that enable structuring light in compact footprin...In the past two decades,metamaterials and metasurfaces[1,2]have been providing a new playground for light manipulation,establishing concepts and experimental platforms that enable structuring light in compact footprints with exceptional benefits for a wide range of technologies.Metasurfaces,in particular,have been developing a paradigm of compactification of optical components,enabling manipulation of the optical wavefront within subwavelength footprints and unprecedented control over all properties of light,from spectrum to polarization,from wavefront shaping to spatial and temporal coherence[3].The progress in the past few years has been truly impressive,bringing many of these concepts from proof-of-concept ideas to practical demonstrations ready for commercialization and deployment.As such,it has become imperative to explore ways to integrate metamaterial and metasurface devices into photonic platforms and enable platforms compatible with existing photonic circuits and systems.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Innovation Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.CXJJ-16M208)the Preeminent Youth Fund of Sichuan Province,China(Grant No.2012JQ0012)the Outstanding Youth Science Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘We propose a new algorithm for wavefront sensing based on binary intensity modulation. The algorithm is based on the fact that a wavefront can be expended with a series of orthogonal and binary functions, the Walsh series. We use a spatial light modulator（SLM） to produce different binary-intensity-modulation patterns which are the simple linear transformation of the Walsh series. The optical fields under different binary-intensity-modulation patterns are detected with a photodiode.The relationships between the incident wavefront modulated with the patterns and their optical fields are built to determinate the coefficients of the Walsh series. More detailed and strict relationship equations are established with the algorithm by adding new modulation patterns according to the properties of the Walsh functions. An exact value can be acquired by solving the equations. Finally, with the help of phase unwrapping and smoothing, the wavefront can be reconstructed. The advantage of the algorithm is providing an analytical solution for the coefficients of the Walsh series to reconstruct the wavefront. The simulation experiments are presented and the effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174274,11174279,61205021,11204299,61475152,and 61405194)the State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics,Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Multi-conjugation adaptive optics（MCAOs） have been investigated and used in the large aperture optical telescopes for high-resolution imaging with large field of view（FOV）.The atmospheric tomographic phase reconstruction and projection of three-dimensional turbulence volume onto wavefront correctors,such as deformable mirrors（DMs） or liquid crystal wavefront correctors（LCWCs）,is a very important step in the data processing of an MCAO＇s controller.In this paper,a method according to the wavefront reconstruction performance of MCAO is presented to evaluate the optimized configuration of multi laser guide stars（LGSs） and the reasonable conjugation heights of LCWCs.Analytical formulations are derived for the different configurations and are used to generate optimized parameters for MCAO.Several examples are given to demonstrate our LGSs configuration optimization method.Compared with traditional methods,our method has minimum wavefront tomographic error,which will be helpful to get higher imaging resolution at large FOV in MCAO.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174274,61205021,and 61405194)the State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics,Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘High signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with the electron multiplying charge-coupled-device（EMCCD） applied in the Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor（S–H WFS） in adaptive optics（AO）.However,when the brightness of the target changes in a large scale,the fixed electron multiplying（EM） gain will not be suited to the sensing limitation.Therefore an auto-gain-control method based on the brightness of light-spots array in S–H WFS is proposed in this paper.The control value is the average of the maximum signals of every light spot in an array,which has been demonstrated to be kept stable even under the influence of some noise and turbulence,and sensitive enough to the change of target brightness.A goal value is needed in the control process and it is predetermined based on the characters of EMCCD.Simulations and experiments have demonstrated that this auto-gain-control method is valid and robust,the sensing SNR reaches the maximum for the corresponding signal level,and especially is greatly improved for those dim targets from 6 to 4 magnitude in the visual band.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91436103)Research Programme of National University of Defense Technology,China(Grant No.JC15-02-03)
文摘We theoretically and experimentally investigate the wave front distortion in critically phase-matched continuouswave（CW） second harmonic generation（SHG）.Due to the walk-off effect in the nonlinear crystal,the generated second harmonic is extremely elliptical and quite non-Gaussian,which causes a very low matching and coupling efficiency in experiment.Cylindrical lenses and walk-off compensating crystals are adopted to correct distorted wave fronts,and obtain a good TEM00 mode efficiently.Theoretically,we simulate the correction effect of 266-nm laser generated with SHG.The experiment results accord well with the theoretical simulation and an above 80% TEM_（00） component is obtained for 266-nm continuous-wave laser with a 4.8？-walk-off angle in beta barium borate（BBO） crystal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51675321)the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.15ZR1415800)the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.14ZZ092)
文摘A magnetic fluid based deformable mirror(MFDM) that could produce a large stroke more than 100 μm is designed and demonstrated experimentally with respect to the characteristics of the aberration of the liquid telescope. Its aberration correction performance is verified by the co-simulation using COMSOL and MATLAB. Furthermore, the stroke performance of the MFDM and the decentralized linear quadratic Gaussian(LQG) mirror surface control approach are experimentally evaluated with a prototype of MFDM in an adaptive optics system to show its potential application for the large aberration correction of liquid telescopes.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174274,11174279,61205021,11204299,61475152,and 61405194)State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics,Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Adaptive optics（AO） systems are widespread and considered as an essential part of any large aperture telescope for obtaining a high resolution imaging at present.To enlarge the imaging field of view（FOV）,multi-laser guide stars（LGSs） are currently being investigated and used for the large aperture optical telescopes.LGS measurement is necessary and pivotal to obtain the cumulative phase distortion along a target in the multi-LGSs AO system.We propose a high precision phase reconstruction algorithm to estimate the phase for a target with an uncertain turbulence profile based on the interpolation.By comparing with the conventional average method,the proposed method reduces the root mean square（RMS） error from 130 nm to 85 nm with a 30% reduction for narrow FOV.We confirm that such phase reconstruction algorithm is validated for both narrow field AO and wide field AO.
基金supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant No.20131101120023)the Excellent Young Scholars Research Fund of the Beijing Institute of Technology(Grant No.2012YG0203)
文摘The stochastic paralld gradient descent （SPGD） algorithm is widely used in wavefront sensor-less adaptive optics （WSAO） systems. However, the convergence is relatively slow. Modal-based algorithms usually provide much faster convergence than SPGD; however, the limited actuator stroke of the deformable mirror （DM） often prohibits the sensing of higher-order modes or renders a closed-loop correction inapplicable. Based on a comparative analysis of SPGD and the DM-modal-based algorithm, a hybrid approach involving both algorithms is proposed for extended image-based WSAO, and is demonstrated in this experiment. The hybrid approach can achieve similar correction results to pure SPGD, but with a dramatically decreased iteration number.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61008038
文摘Our adaptive optics system based on a non-modulation pyramid wavefront sensor is integrated into a 1.8 m astronomical telescope installed at the Yunnan Observatory in LiJiang, and the first light with high-resolution imaging of an astronomical star is successfully achieved. In this Letter, the structure and performance of this system are introduced briefly, and then the observation results of star imaging are reported to show that the angular resolution of an adaptive optics system using a non-modulation pyramid wavefront sensor can approach the diffraction limit quality of a 1.8 m telescope.
文摘Baseline algorithm, as a tool in wavefront sensing （WFS）, incorporates the phase-diverse phase retrieval （PDPR） method with hybrid-unwrapping approach to ensure a unique pupil phase estimate with high WFS accuracy even in the case of high dynamic range aberration, as long as the pupil shape is of a convex set. However, for a complicated pupil, such as that in obstructed pupil optics, the said unwrapping approach would fail owing to the fake values at points located in obstructed areas of the pupil. Thus a modified unwrapping approach that can minimize the negative effects of the obstructed areas is proposed. Simulations have shown the validity of this unwrapping approach when it is embedded in Baseline algorithm.
文摘We report the transformation of a linear electro-optically tunable non-phase-matched second-order nonlinear process into a cascaded second-order nonlinear process in a bulk KTP crystal to generate the effect of electrooptically tunable Kerr-type nonlinearity. By applying an electric field on the x–y plane, parallel to the z-axis of the crystal, phase mismatch is created, which introduces a nonlinear phase shift between the launched and reconverted fundamental waves from the generated second harmonic wave. Due to the nonuniform radial intensity distribution of a Gaussian beam, a curvature will be introduced into the fundamental wavefront, which focuses or defocuses the incident beam while propagating through the crystal.
文摘In the past two decades,metamaterials and metasurfaces[1,2]have been providing a new playground for light manipulation,establishing concepts and experimental platforms that enable structuring light in compact footprints with exceptional benefits for a wide range of technologies.Metasurfaces,in particular,have been developing a paradigm of compactification of optical components,enabling manipulation of the optical wavefront within subwavelength footprints and unprecedented control over all properties of light,from spectrum to polarization,from wavefront shaping to spatial and temporal coherence[3].The progress in the past few years has been truly impressive,bringing many of these concepts from proof-of-concept ideas to practical demonstrations ready for commercialization and deployment.As such,it has become imperative to explore ways to integrate metamaterial and metasurface devices into photonic platforms and enable platforms compatible with existing photonic circuits and systems.
