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    • Wavefront Sensing

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    • Adaptive optics systems are crucial for correcting wavefront aberrations in optical systems.
    • Existing wavefront sensors have limitations in speed and accuracy for certain applications.

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    • To introduce a novel Point Diffraction Interferometer (PDI) for wavefront sensing.
    • To demonstrate the capability of the PDI for Binary Adaptive Optics (BAO) and Quaternary Adaptive Optics (QAO).

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a new Point Diffraction Interferometer (PDI).
    • Binarization of the PDI interferogram to generate a quaternary mask with specific phase values.
    • Utilizing the quaternary mask to compensate for aberrated wavefronts.

    Main Results:

    • The PDI successfully enabled both BAO and QAO functionalities.
    • The implemented quaternary mask achieved a Strehl ratio of approximately 0.81.
    • Computer simulations confirmed that Quaternary Adaptive Optics (QAO) effectiveness is dependent on the number of actuators in the compensating device.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel PDI serves as an effective wavefront sensor for advanced adaptive optics.
    • The developed technique demonstrates successful compensation of wavefront aberrations and improved Strehl ratio.
    • Experimental validation confirms the practical applicability of the PDI-based adaptive optics system.