title: A correction algorithm to simultaneously control dual deformable mirrors in a woofer-tweeter adaptive optics system.
abstract: We present a direct slope-based correction algorithm to simultaneously control two deformable mirrors (DMs) in a woofer-tweeter adaptive optics system. A global response matrix was derived from the response matrices of each deformable mirror and the voltages for both deformable mirrors were calculated simultaneously. This control algorithm was tested and compared with a 2-step sequential control method in five normal human eyes using an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope. The mean residual total root-mean-square (RMS) wavefront errors across subjects after adaptive optics (AO) correction were 0.128 +/- 0.025 microm and 0.107 +/- 0.033 microm for simultaneous and 2-step control, respectively (7.75-mm pupil). The mean intensity of reflectance images acquired after AO convergence was slightly higher for 2-step control. Radially-averaged power spectra calculated from registered reflectance images were nearly identical for all subjects using simultaneous or 2-step control. The correction performance of our new simultaneous dual DM control algorithm is comparable to 2-step control, but is more efficient. This method can be applied to any woofer-tweeter AO system.
authors: College of Optometry, University of Houston, 505 J. Davis Armistead Bldg., Houston, TX 77204-2020, USA. aoeight@hotmail.com
authors: Chaohong
authors: C
authors: Li
authors: Nripun
authors: N
authors: Sredar
authors: Kevin M
authors: KM
authors: Ivers
authors: Hope
authors: H
authors: Queener
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Porter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007909:Lenses; D019721:Ophthalmoscopes; D055096:Optical Devices