Stability improvement of a wavefront correction system for robust image acquisition

Abstract

Stabilization techniques for a wavefront correction system using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor and a membrane deformable mirror (DM) for robust image acquisition were investigated in this research. Though stability of a closed-loop wavefront correction system is essential in practical fields, stability is decreased when the system spends voltage resources to correct non-meaningful residual distortions. In this research, adaptive limit control techniques were devised to ensure the long-term stability of a wavefront correction system. An adaptive deformation technique for the outer non-active actuators of a membrane deformable mirror was adopted to improve the correction efficiency of the wavefront correction system. The experimental results corrected for wavefront distortions by using a configured wavefront correction system were described in this research.