title: Generalized wave-front reconstruction algorithm applied in a Shack-Hartmann Test.
abstract: A generalized numerical wave-front reconstruction method is proposed that is suitable for diversified irregular pupil shapes of optical systems to be measured. That is, to make a generalized and regular normal equation set, the test domain is extended to a regular square shape. The compatibility of this method is discussed in detail, and efficient algorithms (such as the Cholesky method) for solving this normal equation set are given. In addition, the authors give strict analyses of not only the error propagation in the wave-front estimate but also of the discretization errors of this domain extension algorithm. Finally, some application examples are given to demonstrate this algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Astronomical Instruments Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Astronomical Optics Laboratory, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China. zou@gps.caltech.edu
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authors.lastname: Zou
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authors.lastname: Zhang