Our group has shown that by using a modified multi-aperture phase retrieval (MAPR) algorithm to process the data from an imaging Shack-Hartmann sensor, we are able to better estimate the high-spatial frequencies of the atmospheric wave front than we are with a traditional Shack Hartmann wave front sensor. We have demonstrated that using a MAPR wave front sensor as a part of an aperture-diverse imaging system, allows us to increase our spatial-temporal coverage of the skies above the Air Force’s large aperture telescopes by an order of magnitude over current capability.
