Layer-oriented multigrid wavefront reconstruction algorithms for multi-conjugate adaptive optics

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Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2002

Abstract

Multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) systems with 104 - 105 degrees of freedom have been proposed for future giant telescopes. Using standard matrix methods to compute, optimize, and implement wavefront control algorithms for these systems is impractical, since the number of calculations required to compute and apply the reconstruction matrix scales respectively with the cube and the square of the number of AO degrees of freedom. In this paper, we develop an iterative sparse matrix implementation of minimum variance wavefront reconstruction for telescope diameters up to 32 m with more than 104 actuators. The basic approach is the preconditioned conjugate gradient method, using a multigrid preconditioner incorporating a layer-oriented (block) symmetric Gauss-Seidel iterative smoothing operator. We present open-loop numerical simulation results to illustrate algorithm convergence.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

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