Full-field-of-view aberration correction for large arrays of focused beams

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel aberration correction technique that extends the field of view for large arrays of focused beams, significantly improving optical system performance for applications like quantum computing.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive calibration method and a modified Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm for creating fully corrected large-scale optical arrays beyond traditional isoplanatic limits.

Findings

Increased aberration-free field of view from 50 to 500 μm

Effective correction of aberrations over the entire accessible field

Potential applications in quantum processors and optical tweezers

Abstract

We propose and implement an aberration correction method for the creation of extended arrays of spots well beyond the isoplanatic region of any optical system. The method relies on an extensive calibration of aberrations in terms of Zernike polynomials over the full accessible field of an optical system. We introduce a modified Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm for generating holographic phase masks creating fully corrected arbitrary arrays of spots. By applying the method to an aspherical lens, and using a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (SLM), we increase the aberration-free field of view from 50 to 500 $\mu$m, only limited by the largest diffraction angles accessible to the SLM. This opens new perspectives for the generation of large arrays of optical tweezers, especially for neutral atom based quantum processors and simulators.