Optical design of a scalable imaging system with compact configuration and high fidelity

Yiqun Ji; Yuheng Chen; Jiankang Zhou; Xinhua Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2244301

25 October 2016 Optical design of a scalable imaging system with compact configuration and high fidelity

Yiqun Ji, Yuheng Chen, Jiankang Zhou, Xinhua Chen

Proceedings Volume 9685, 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems; and Smart Structures and Materials; 96850U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2244301
Event: Eighth International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technology (AOMATT2016), 2016, Suzhou, China

Abstract

Optical design of a novel optical imaging system is presented. It can overcome the scaling of the aberrations by dividing the imaging task between a single objective lens that achieves a partially corrected intermediate image on a spherical surface, and an array of micro-lens, each of which relays a small portion of the intermediate image to its respective sensor, correcting the residual aberrations. The system is aimed for obtaining large field-of-view without deteriorating its resolution, of which traditionally designed optical imaging systems have met great difficult. This progress not only breaks through the traditional restrictions, but also allows a wider application for optical imaging systems. Firstly, proper configuration, which satisfies both the requirement of compactness and high performance, is determined according to the working principle of the novel system and through the research of the design idea in this paper. Then, a design example is presented with the field-of-view 50°and its resolution 0.2mrad, which remains as the field-of-view scales. But the optimized scalable system is of close packed structure and its dimension is less than 300mm along the ray incidence.

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Yiqun Ji, Yuheng Chen, Jiankang Zhou, and Xinhua Chen "Optical design of a scalable imaging system with compact configuration and high fidelity", Proc. SPIE 9685, 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems; and Smart Structures and Materials, 96850U (25 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2244301

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Imaging systems

Lens design

Optical design

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