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astro-ph.IM2026

Testing of machine learning wavefront sensing algorithms on the Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO) testbed

Sanchit Sabhlok, Solvay A. Blomquist, Maggie Y +16

Phase retrieval techniques are utilized to correct low order wavefront aberrations originating from misalignments of the optical system in space based telescope concepts. Tradition…

astro-ph.IM2026

Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO): testing algorithms for autonomous on-orbit alignment for space-based telescope systems

Solvay A. Blomquist, Sanchit Sabhlok, Hyukmo Kang +11

The Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO) is an optical testbed designed to evaluate the efficacy of autonomously driven alignment algorithms for space-based telescope…

astro-ph.IM2025

Stages of commissioning alignment for three-mirror anastigmat (TMA) telescopes

Solvay Blomquist, Heejoo Choi, Hyukmo Kang +7

Reliable, autonomously, deployment of telescopes enables a wide range of possible science cases. In this paper, we present a method for multi-stage telescope alignment with a simpl…

astro-ph.IM2024

Alignment of three mirror anastigmat telescopes using a multilayered stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm

Solvay Blomquist, Heejoo Choi, Hyukmo Kang +4

When a telescope doesn't reach a reasonable point spread function on the detector or detectable wavefront quality after initial assembly, a coarse phase alignment on-sky is crucial…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 2 cited

Approaches to developing tolerance and error budget for active three mirror anastigmat space telescopes

Heejoo Choi, Young-Sik Kim, Hyukmo Kang +6

The size of the optics used in observatories is often limited by fabrication, metrology, and handling technology, but having a large primary mirror provides significant benefits fo…

astro-ph.IM2023

Integrated modeling of wavefront sensing and control for space telescopes utilizing active and adaptive optics

Kevin Z. Derby, Kian Milani, Solvay Blomquist +9

Extreme wavefront correction is required for coronagraphs on future space telescopes to reach 1e-8 or better starlight suppression for the direct imaging and characterization of ex…

astro-ph.IM2023

Analysis of active optics correction for a large honeycomb mirror

Solvay Blomquist, Hubert Martin, Hyukmo Kang +5

In the development of space-based large telescope systems, having the capability to perform active optics correction allows correcting wavefront aberrations caused by thermal pertu…