• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 50, Issue 4, 218 (2021)
Bo LI1、2、3, Xiangyan YUAN1、2, Zhengyang LI1、2, and Haiping LU1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics &Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing20042, China
  • 2CAS Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing1004, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20215004.0412002 Cite this Article
    Bo LI, Xiangyan YUAN, Zhengyang LI, Haiping LU. Active Alignment Method of Telescope Based on Star Ellipticity of Multi Field of View[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(4): 218 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of PSF in collimated state and misalignment state
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of PSF in collimated state and misalignment state
    Distribution of ellipticity e1,e2 on circular field of view
    Fig. 2. Distribution of ellipticity e1,e2 on circular field of view
    PSF morphology in each field of view
    Fig. 3. PSF morphology in each field of view
    Convergence process curve of particle swarm optimization algorithm
    Fig. 4. Convergence process curve of particle swarm optimization algorithm
    Monte Carlo analysis algorithm solution accuracy chart (Note: red dotted line represents tolerance range)
    Fig. 5. Monte Carlo analysis algorithm solution accuracy chart (Note: red dotted line represents tolerance range)
    Data distribution diagram of 100 operation results (note: green represents the reference value, red represents the tolerance range)
    Fig. 6. Data distribution diagram of 100 operation results (note: green represents the reference value, red represents the tolerance range)
    AST3-3 Optical system light path diagram
    Fig. 7. AST3-3 Optical system light path diagram
    Photograph of AST3-3 telescope and star map
    Fig. 8. Photograph of AST3-3 telescope and star map
    Schematic diagram of position of the target star points in field of view
    Fig. 9. Schematic diagram of position of the target star points in field of view
    The contrast map of star in misalignment state and realignment state in paraxial field
    Fig. 10. The contrast map of star in misalignment state and realignment state in paraxial field
    The contrast map of star in misalignment state and realignment state in edge field
    Fig. 11. The contrast map of star in misalignment state and realignment state in edge field
    RMS radius distribution vs field of view in design state, misalignment state and realignment state
    Fig. 12. RMS radius distribution vs field of view in design state, misalignment state and realignment state
    Encircled energy distribution diagram of full field
    Fig. 13. Encircled energy distribution diagram of full field
    ITEMSpecifications
    OpticsRitchey–Chrétien with field corrector
    Primary mirror aperture1.6 m(diameter)
    Secondary mirror aperture668 mm(diameter)
    Focal ratio(primary mirror)1.25
    Field of view2° (diameter)
    Image quality80% EE ≤ 0.6"
    Table 1. Telescope system parameter table
    ITEMTolerance range
    Decenter±0.01 mm
    Tilt±3.6"
    Table 2. Decenter and tilt tolerance of secondary mirror
    Field/(°)e1(target)e1(solution)e2(target)e2(solution)
    0×Maxfield0.0130.0130.0540.053
    -0.2×Maxfield0.0110.0100.1020.099
    0.6×Maxfield-0.112-0.0100.0090.010
    Maxfield-0.024-0.022-0.056-0.057
    Table 3. The ellipticity value of target and its solution in each field of view
    ITEMRange of misalignment
    Decenter in X direction/mm(-0.2,0.2)
    Decenter in Y direction/mm(-0.2,0.2)
    Tilt in X direction/(")(-36,36)
    Tilt in Y direction/(")(-36,36)
    Table 4. Range of secondary mirror misalignment
    ITEMPresetSolutionPresetSolution
    Decenter in X direction/mm0.1700.1690.0500.059
    Decenter in Y direction/mm0.0800.083-0.080-0.083
    Tilt in X direction/(°)0.0800.080 30.0600.057
    Tilt in Y direction/(°)0.0300.030 90.0700.069
    Maximum RMS radius of image spot/μm14.45214.50414.37214.071
    EE80 Maximum/(")4.094.094.234.18
    Table 5. Comparison of preset value and solution value
    Bo LI, Xiangyan YUAN, Zhengyang LI, Haiping LU. Active Alignment Method of Telescope Based on Star Ellipticity of Multi Field of View[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(4): 218
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