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    • Pyramid wavefront sensors (PyWFS) are sensitive but nonlinear in nonmodulated mode.
    • Current astronomical adaptive optics (AAO) systems use modulation to linearize PyWFS.
    • Future large telescopes require ultra-precise wavefront control for exoplanet imaging.

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    • To investigate nonlinear estimation using Newton's method for nonmodulated PyWFS.
    • To address the challenges posed by PyWFS nonlinearity in advanced AAO systems.
    • To propose an alternative to traditional linear estimation methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Pre-computed optical modeling to avoid real-time simulations.
    • Massively parallel computation for real-time calculations.
    • Singular value analysis to evaluate information loss in traditional methods.
    • Nonlinear estimation utilizing raw pixel values from PyWFS images.

    Main Results:

    • Nonlinear estimation is effective for nonmodulated PyWFS when Strehl ratio > 0.3.
    • Performance improvement of nonlinear over linear estimation increases with Strehl ratio.
    • Traditional slope-image calculation discards critical information for nonmodulated PyWFS.
    • Nonlinearity error dominates performance at Strehl ratios < 0.5.

    Conclusions:

    • Nonlinear estimation offers a viable solution for nonmodulated PyWFS in next-generation AAO.
    • Raw pixel data and surrounding pixels are essential for accurate wavefront sensing.
    • This approach supports direct exoplanet imaging and ultra-precise wavefront control.