Sorting method to extend the dynamic range of the Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor |
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Authors: | Lee Junwon Shack Roland V Descour Michael R |
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Affiliation: | Display Science and Technology Center, Eastman Kodak Company, 1700 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, New York 14650, USA. junwon.lee@kodak.com |
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Abstract: | We propose a simple and powerful algorithm to extend the dynamic range of a Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor. In a conventional Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor the dynamic range is limited by the f-number of a lenslet, because the focal spot is required to remain in the area confined by the single lenslet. The sorting method proposed here eliminates such a limitation and extends the dynamic range by tagging each spot in a special sequence. Since the sorting method is a simple algorithm that does not change the measurement configuration, there is no requirement for extra hardware, multiple measurements, or complicated algorithms. We not only present the theory and a calculation example of the sorting method but also actually implement measurement of a highly aberrated wave front from nonrotational symmetric optics. |
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