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    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Photonics
    • Adaptive Optics

    Background:

    • Wavefront sensing is crucial for optical system performance.
    • Existing methods face limitations in complex systems like fiber collimator arrays.
    • Adaptive fiber optics collimators offer a potential solution for real-time aberration correction.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and validate a new wavefront sensing method using adaptive fiber optics collimator (AFOC) arrays.
    • To demonstrate the efficacy of this method in recovering static aberrations.
    • To assess the potential of this technique for future laser transmission systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a wavefront sensing scheme based on fiber coupling within an AFOC array.
    • Implementation of a recovery process for wavefront aberrations.
    • Experimental validation using a 7-element AFOC array with a filled factor of 0.875.

    Main Results:

    • Successful recovery of static aberrations with a root mean square (RMS) residual error below 0.116 μm.
    • The original aberration had an RMS of 0.674 μm, primarily composed of low-order Zernike modes.
    • The method demonstrated high accuracy in wavefront reconstruction.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed fiber-coupled wavefront sensing method using AFOC arrays is effective for aberration recovery.
    • This technique shows promise for active wavefront sensing and aberration correction in laser transmission systems.
    • The experimental results validate the potential of AFOC arrays for advanced optical applications.