Spatial-heterodyne sampling requirements in the off-axis pupil plane recording geometry for deep-turbulence wavefront sensing

Matthias T. Banet; Mark F. Spencer

doi:10.1117/12.2275145

6 September 2017 Spatial-heterodyne sampling requirements in the off-axis pupil plane recording geometry for deep-turbulence wavefront sensing

Matthias T. Banet, Mark F. Spencer

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Proceedings Volume 10410, Unconventional and Indirect Imaging, Image Reconstruction, and Wavefront Sensing 2017; 104100E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275145
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Spatial-heterodyne interferometry is a robust solution for deep-turbulence wavefront sensing. With that said, this paper analyzes the focal-plane array sampling requirements for spatial-heterodyne systems operating in the off-axis pupil plane recording geometry. To assess spatial-heterodyne performance, we use a metric referred to as the field-estimated Strehl ratio. We first develop an analytical description of performance with respect to the number of focal-plane array pixels across the Fried coherence diameter and then verify our results with wave-optics simulations. The analysis indicates that at approximately 5 focal-plane array pixels across the Fried coherence diameter, the field-estimated Strehl ratios begin to exceed 0:9 which is indicative of largely diffraction-limited results.

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Matthias T. Banet and Mark F. Spencer "Spatial-heterodyne sampling requirements in the off-axis pupil plane recording geometry for deep-turbulence wavefront sensing", Proc. SPIE 10410, Unconventional and Indirect Imaging, Image Reconstruction, and Wavefront Sensing 2017, 104100E (6 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275145

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