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Sorting method to extend the dynamic range of the Shack–Hartmann wave-front sensor

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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.

© 2005 Optical Society of America

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