Efficient implementation of pseudo open loop control for adaptive optics on Extremely Large Telescopes

Basden, AG; Jenkins, D; Morris, TJ; Osborn, J; Townson, MJ

Abstract

Closed-loop adaptive optics systems which use minimum mean square error wavefront reconstruction require the computation of pseudo open loop wavefront slopes. These techniques incorporate a knowledge of atmospheric statistics which must therefore be represented within the wavefront slope measurements. These pseudo open loop slopes are computed from the sum of the measured residual slopes and the reconstructed slopes that would be given if the deformable mirror was flat, generally involving the multiplication of an interaction matrix with actuator demands from the previous time-step. When using dense algebra, this multiplication is computationally expensive for Extremely Large Telescopes, requiring a large memory bandwidth. Here we show that this requirement can be significantly reduced, maintaining mathematical correctness and significantly reducing system complexity. This therefore reduces the cost of these systems and increases robustness and reliability.

Citation

Basden, A., Jenkins, D., Morris, T., Osborn, J., & Townson, M. (2019). Efficient implementation of pseudo open loop control for adaptive optics on Extremely Large Telescopes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(2), 1774-1780. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz918

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 27, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Mar 29, 2019
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 23, 2019
• Journal: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• Print ISSN: 0035-8711
• Electronic ISSN: 1365-2966
• Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 486
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1774-1780
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz918
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1304717