Dual-update data-driven control of deformable mirrors using Walsh basis functions

Abstract

We develop a novel data-driven method for deformable mirror (DM) control. The developed method updates both the DM model and DM control actions that produce desired mirror surface shapes. The novel method explicitly takes into account actuator constraints and couples a feedback-control algorithm with an algorithm for recursive estimation of DM influence function models. We also explore the possibility of using Walsh basis functions for DM control. By expressing the desired and observed mirror surface shapes as sums of Walsh pattern matrices, we formulate the control problem in the 2D Walsh basis domain. We thoroughly experimentally verify the developed approach on a 140-actuator MEMS DM, developed by Boston Micromachines. Our results show that the novel method produces the root-mean-square surface error in the 14–40 nanometer range. These results can additionally be improved by tuning the control and estimation parameters. The developed approach is also applicable to other DM types such as segmented DMs.