An optical alignment apparatus comprising a plurality of subapertures and
a plurality of detectors. The subapertures are optically coupled to a
reflective surface which formed by a plurality of adjustable reflective
segments. Each subaperture falls within one of two subsets. The first
subset includes those subapertures that are positioned to receive light
reflected from a single reflective segment. The second subset includes
those subapertures that are positioned to receive light reflected across
the abutting edges of adjacent reflective segments. Each detector is
disposed at a focal plane of one of the subapertures and receives light
reflected from that subaperture.