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Time-domain coherence-gated Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor

Wang, J., Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2011) Time-domain coherence-gated Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor. In: European Conference on Biomedical Optics. . Optical Society of America ISBN 978-0-8194-8683-7. (doi:10.1364/ecbo.2011.80911l) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:49391)

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Abstract

In the present paper we investigate the possibility of narrowing the depth range of a physical Shack - Hartmann wavefront sensor (SH-WFS) by using coherence gating. We have already demonstrated a low coherence interferometry (LCI) set-up, capable of generating similar spots patterns as a conventional SH-WFS and also capable of eliminating stray reflections. Here, we evaluate the accuracy of wavefront measurements using a coherence-gated (CG)/SH-WFS. This is based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer combined with a SH-WFS, that implements time-domain (TD)-LCI acquisition. The wavefront measurement errors introduced by the non-uniform distribution of the reference power over the photo-detector array were investigated. The effect on the centroid nodes accuracy due to different numbers of phaseshifting interferometry (PSI) steps applied was also evaluated. This novel technique has the potential of providing depth resolved aberration information, which can guide better correction in adaptive optics assisted OCT and confocal imaging instruments. © 2011 SPIE-OSA.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1364/ecbo.2011.80911l
Uncontrolled keywords: Adaptive optics, Coherence gating, Low coherence interferometry, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, Phase shifting interferometry, Shack-Hartman wavefront sensor,
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2015 12:55 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49391 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Wang, J..

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Podoleanu, Adrian G.H..

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