Image-based preprocessing for wide-field survey telescope active optics
Active optics systems require accurate and efficient identification of stellar sources for wavefront correction. For the wide-field survey telescope (WFST), we redesign the preprocessing pipeline by integrating a MobileNetV2-based classifier to distinguish isolated stars from blended or spurious detections in curvature sensor images. Combined with signal-to-noise ratio-guided selection strategy, the system achieves over 99% precision for isolated sources and background while reducing false detections from overlaps. With sub-second CPU latency, the method was deployed in the WFST control loop and validated through six nights of observations, confirming real-time applicability and scalability for future wide-field active optics systems.
Authors
- Z. Zhang
- Xincheng Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8183-127X)
- Xiaoling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5789-9676)
- Zheng Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2019-879X)
- Qing-Yi Hai
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Optics
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.576812
- Primary Topic
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00