Wavefront sensing system employing active updating of reference positions and subaperture locations on wavefront sensor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-010/00
G01J-001/20
G01J-001/10
G01B-011/02
출원번호
US-0057863
(2005-02-14)
등록번호
US-7437077
(2008-10-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Wirth,Allan
Jankevics,Andrew
출원인 / 주소
Northrop Grumman Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
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A free-space adaptive optical laser communication system having signal transmission and reception channels at all terminals in the communication system, wherein wavefront sensing and wavefront correction mechanisms are employed along signal transmission and reception channels of all terminals in the
A free-space adaptive optical laser communication system having signal transmission and reception channels at all terminals in the communication system, wherein wavefront sensing and wavefront correction mechanisms are employed along signal transmission and reception channels of all terminals in the communication system (i.e. adaptive optics) to improve the condition of the laser beam at the receiver (i.e. reduce the size of the spot the detector plane). Speckle-to-receiver-aperture tracking mechanisms are employed in the transmission channel of the communication system and laser beam speckle tracking mechanism in the reception channels thereof, so as to achieve a first level of optical signal intensity stabilization at signal detector of each receiving channel. Speckle-to-fiber/detector locking mechanisms are also employed in signal receiving channels of all terminals in the communication system so as to achieve a second level of optical signal intensity stabilization at signal detector of each receiving channel.
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What is claimed is: 1. In an optical system having-a wave front sensing (WFS) compensation subsystem employing a Hartmann wavefront sensor, in which a stored reference wavefront is represented as a set of reference spot positions on said Hartmann wavefront sensor and a wavefront correction element
What is claimed is: 1. In an optical system having-a wave front sensing (WFS) compensation subsystem employing a Hartmann wavefront sensor, in which a stored reference wavefront is represented as a set of reference spot positions on said Hartmann wavefront sensor and a wavefront correction element is employed to correct the wavefront of an optical signal received by a receiver of the optical system or transmitted from a transmitter of said optical system relative to a second optical signal received from the receiver, a wavefront sensing (WFS) control method for controlling the operation of said WFS compensation subsystem comprising the steps of: setting each said reference spot position on said Hartmann wavefront sensor; setting a subaperture region about each said set reference spot position; producing and capturing a plurality of Hartmann spots within said Hartmann wavefront sensor; estimating a distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot of a corresponding subaperture region; generating drive signals for controlling said wavefront correction element, based on the estimated distances; calculating a performance metric that measures a performance of said optical system based on measurements associated with the optical signal; updating said reference spot positions of said stored reference wavefront; and repeating the WFS control method to optimize the performance metric. 2. The WFS control method of claim 1, which further comprises automatically resetting the subaperture region about each said reference spot position on said Hartmann wavefront sensor when the estimated distances exceed a predetermined threshold. 3. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein said optical system is a free-space optical (FSO) laser communication system having a receiving aperture, wherein said optical signal is a laser beam, wherein said FSO laser communication system receives said laser beam using an optical fiber and a signal detector, and wherein said performance metric is the signal power of the detected laser beam. 4. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein said optical system comprises a laser beam delivery system having a transmission aperture, wherein said optical signal is a laser beam, wherein said laser beam delivery system transmits said laser beam towards a target, and wherein said performance metric is the signal power of the laser beam delivered to said target. 5. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein said optical system comprises a telescopic imaging system having a receiving aperture, wherein said optical signal is a light beam, wherein said telescopic imaging system receives said light beam, and wherein said performance metric is the sharpness of an image formed by said telescopic imaging system. 6. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein said wavefront correcting element is a deformable mirror having a plurality of wavefront correcting elements controlled by said generated drive signals. 7. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein the steps of producing and capturing the plurality of Hartmann spots, estimating the distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot, generating the drive signals, and calculating the performance metric are performed continuously in a closed-loop manner at a first rate, and wherein the step of updating said reference spot positions is performed in a closed-loop manner at a second rate which is slower than said first rate. 8. WFS control method of claim 2, wherein the steps of producing and capturing the plurality of Hartmann spots, estimating the distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot, generating the drive signals, and calculating the performance metric are performed continuously in a closed-loop manner at a first rate, and wherein the step of automatically resetting the subaperture region about each said reference spot position is performed in a closed-loop manner at a second rate which is slower than said first rate. 9. The WFS control method of claim 1, wherein said optical system is a moving platform. 10. The WFS control method of claim 2, wherein the Hartmann spot positions are averaged over several frames of Hartmann spot data associated with the produced and collected plurality of Hartmann spots so as to determine which Hartmann spots are moving outside of their corresponding subaperture regions; and wherein upon the estimated distances exceeding said predetermined threshold, the subaperture regions about said reference spot positions are automatically reset on said Hartmann wavefront sensor, so as to bring the Hartmann spots closer to the center of their corresponding subaperture regions. 11. A wavefront sensing (WFS) compensated optical system comprising: a wavefront sensing (WFS) compensation subsystem employing a Hartmann wavefront sensor, in which a stored reference wavefront is represented as a set of reference spot positions on said Hartmann wavefront sensor and a wavefront correction element is employed to correct the wavefront of an optical signal received by a receiver of the optical system or transmitted from a transmitter of said optical system relative to a second optical signal received from the receiver; and a wavefront sensing (WFS) control process operating within said optical system for controlling the operation of said WFS compensation subsystem; wherein said WFS control process comprises the steps of: setting each said reference spot position on said Hartmann wavefront sensor; setting a subaperture region about each said set reference spot position; producing and capturing a plurality of Hartmann spots within said Hartmann wavefront sensor; estimating a distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot of a corresponding subaperture region; generating drive signals for controlling said wavefront correction element, based on the estimated distances; calculating a performance metric that measures a performance of said optical system based on measurements associated with the optical signal; and automatically resetting said reference spot positions of said stored reference wavefront and repeating said WFS control process so as to optimize said performance metric of said optical system. 12. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said WFS-control process further comprises automatically resetting the subaperture region about each said reference spot position on said Hartmann wavefront sensor when the estimated distances exceed a predetermined threshold. 13. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said optical system is a free-space optical (FSO) laser communication system having a receiving aperture, wherein said optical signal is a laser beam, wherein said FSO laser communication system receives said laser beam using an optical fiber and a signal detector, and wherein said performance metric is the signal power of the detected laser beam. 14. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said WFS-compensated optical system comprises a laser beam delivery system having a transmission aperture, wherein said optical signal is a laser beam, wherein said laser beam delivery system transmits said laser beam towards a target, and wherein said performance metric is the signal power of the laser beam delivered to said target. 15. WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said WFS-compensated optical system comprises a telescopic imaging system having a receiving aperture, wherein said optical signal is a light beam, wherein said telescopic imaging system receives said light beam, and wherein said performance metric is the sharpness of an image formed by said telescopic imaging system. 16. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said wavefront correcting element is a deformable mirror having a plurality of wavefront correcting elements controlled by said generated drive signals of said WFS control process. 17. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein the steps of producing and capturing the plurality of Hartmann spots, estimating the distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot, generating the drive signals, and calculating the performance metric in said WSF control process are performed continuously in a closed-loop manner at a first rate, and wherein the step of automatically resetting said reference spot positions is performed in a closed-loop manner at a second rate which is slower than said first rate. 18. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 12, wherein the steps of producing and capturing the plurality of Hartmann spots, estimating the distance that each Hartmann spot is from the reference spot, generating the drive signals, and calculating the performance metric in said WFS control process are performed continuously in a closed-loop manner at a first rate, and wherein the step of automatically resetting the subaperture region about each said reference spot position is performed in a closed-loop manner at a second rate which is slower than said first rate. 19. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 11, wherein said WFS-compensated optical system is a moving platform. 20. The WFS-compensated optical system of claim 12, wherein the Hartmann spot positions are averaged over several frames of Hartmann spot data associated with the produced and collected plurality of Hartmann spots so as to determine which Hartmann spots are moving outside of their corresponding subaperture regions; and wherein upon the estimated distances exceeding said predetermined threshold, the subaperture regions about said reference spot positions are automatically reset on said Hartmann wavefront sensor, so as to bring the Hartmann spots closer to the center of their corresponding subaperture regions.
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