High-contrast imaging instruments face performance limitations due to non-common path aberrations, which hinder the detection of exoplanets. We have successfully applied convolutional neural networks to estimate these aberrations using simulations. However, training a model on simulated data before inferring the phase aberrations on real data leads to inaccuracies. In this study, we propose a domain adaptation method, based on a variational autoencoder architecture, to swiftly adapt models from simulations to real data. We employ the Subaru/SCExAO instrument and showcase how our approach significantly enhances phase retrieval.
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