Training networks without wavefront label for pixel-based wavefront sensing

Traditional image-based wavefront sensing often faces challenges in efficiency and stagnation. Deep learning methods, when properly trained, offer superior robustness and performance. However, obtaining sufficient real labeled data remains a significant challenge. Existing self-supervised methods ba...

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Main Authors: Yuxuan Liu, Xiaoquan Bai, Boqian Xu, Chunyue Zhang, Yan Gao, Shuyan Xu, Guohao Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1537756/full
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Summary:Traditional image-based wavefront sensing often faces challenges in efficiency and stagnation. Deep learning methods, when properly trained, offer superior robustness and performance. However, obtaining sufficient real labeled data remains a significant challenge. Existing self-supervised methods based on Zernike coefficients struggle to resolve high-frequency phase components. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a pixel-based self-supervised learning method for deep learning wavefront sensing. This method predicts the wavefront aberration in pixel dimensions and preserves more high-frequency information while ensuring phase continuity by adding phase constraints. Experiments show that the network can accurately predict the wavefront aberration on a real dataset, with a root mean square error of 0.017λ. resulting in a higher detection accuracy compared with the method of predicting the aberration with Zernike coefficients. This work contributes to the application of deep learning to high-precision image-based wavefront sensing in practical conditions.
ISSN:2296-424X