New method for detecting the piston of segmented mirrors: A modification of the peak ratio technique

Dan Dan Qu*, Yue Jin Zhao, Li Quan Dong, Rongrong Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Large segmented mirrors require efficient co-phasing techniques in order to avoid the image degradation due to segments misalignment. Detecting the piston error in high precision is critical to phasing the segmented mirrors. The energy ratio method, compared with the peak ratio technique, is presented in this paper to detect the piston. It focuses on a single quadrate intersegment subaperture which straddles two segments .This method provides a way to extracting some information on piston error. The details of the diffraction-interference pattern formed by the subaperture are sensitive to the piston when observed on the image plane. This method has several advantages compared with the peak ratio technique. The simulation results show that. the energy ratio method is good in detecting the piston error and is better than the peak ratio technique in robust and reliability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2007
Subtitle of host publicationOptoelectronic System Design, Manufacturing, and Testing
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging, ISPDI 2007: Optoelectronic System Design, Manufacturing, and Testings - Beijing, China
Duration: 9 Sept 200712 Sept 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6624
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging, ISPDI 2007: Optoelectronic System Design, Manufacturing, and Testings
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period9/09/0712/09/07

Keywords

  • Phasing
  • Piston
  • Segmented mirrors

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