Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning

The resolution of a telescope is closely related to its aperture size; however, the aperture of a single primary mirror telescope cannot be indefinitely enlarged due to design and manufacturing constraints. Segmented mirror technology can achieve the same resolution as a single primary mirror of equ...

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Main Authors: Kunkun Cheng, Shengqian Wang, Xuesheng Liu, Yuandong Cheng
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1064
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author Kunkun Cheng
Shengqian Wang
Xuesheng Liu
Yuandong Cheng
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description The resolution of a telescope is closely related to its aperture size; however, the aperture of a single primary mirror telescope cannot be indefinitely enlarged due to design and manufacturing constraints. Segmented mirror technology can achieve the same resolution as a single primary mirror of equivalent aperture, provided that the segments are co-phased correctly. This paper proposes a method for high-precision detection of piston errors in segmented mirror telescope systems, based on far-field information and transfer learning. By training a ResNet-18 network model, this method can predict piston errors with high precision within 10 ms of a single-frame far-field diffraction image. Simulation results demonstrate that the method is robust to tip-tilt errors, wavefront aberrations, and noise. This approach is simple, fast, highly accurate in detection, and resistant to noise, providing a new solution for piston error detection in segmented mirror systems.
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spelling doaj-art-76e1f88a655d42fc910b938a440bb6162024-11-26T18:18:27ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322024-11-011111106410.3390/photonics11111064Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer LearningKunkun Cheng0Shengqian Wang1Xuesheng Liu2Yuandong Cheng3National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, ChinaNational Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, ChinaNational Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, ChinaNational Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, ChinaThe resolution of a telescope is closely related to its aperture size; however, the aperture of a single primary mirror telescope cannot be indefinitely enlarged due to design and manufacturing constraints. Segmented mirror technology can achieve the same resolution as a single primary mirror of equivalent aperture, provided that the segments are co-phased correctly. This paper proposes a method for high-precision detection of piston errors in segmented mirror telescope systems, based on far-field information and transfer learning. By training a ResNet-18 network model, this method can predict piston errors with high precision within 10 ms of a single-frame far-field diffraction image. Simulation results demonstrate that the method is robust to tip-tilt errors, wavefront aberrations, and noise. This approach is simple, fast, highly accurate in detection, and resistant to noise, providing a new solution for piston error detection in segmented mirror systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1064far-field informationtransfer learningsegmented mirrorpiston error
spellingShingle Kunkun Cheng
Shengqian Wang
Xuesheng Liu
Yuandong Cheng
Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
Photonics
far-field information
transfer learning
segmented mirror
piston error
title Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
title_full Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
title_fullStr Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
title_full_unstemmed Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
title_short Co-Phase Error Detection for Segmented Mirrors Based on Far-Field Information and Transfer Learning
title_sort co phase error detection for segmented mirrors based on far field information and transfer learning
topic far-field information
transfer learning
segmented mirror
piston error
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1064
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