• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 8, 20200005 (2020)
Bingxu Chen1, Zhiyuan Liao2, Chao Cao2, Yu Bai2, and Da Mu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • 2Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200005 Cite this Article
    Bingxu Chen, Zhiyuan Liao, Chao Cao, Yu Bai, Da Mu. Design of the freeform imaging system with large field of view and large relative aperture[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(8): 20200005 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In recent years, freeform surfaces have been used increasingly in off-axis reflective imaging systems with high performance levels. In this paper, the cooled off-axis reflection optical system with both a large FOV(field-of-view) and a large relative aperture was designed based on the initial structure from vector aberration theory and genetic algorithm, by using a biased input field and an offset aperture stop, utilizing freeform surfaces described byXY polynomials to increase degrees of freedom to correct off-axis aberrations. The working band of the system was LWIR(long wavelength infrared) 8-12 μm, the focal length was 400 mm, the F-number was 2, the FOV was $ 8^{\circ} \times 5^{\circ} $, and the average root mean square (RMS) wavefront error of the system was 0.037 054λ(λ=9 μm).The detector''s cold stop matches the exit pupil of the optical system which ensure a 100% efficiency of the cold diaphragm. The system has a high energy concentration and a good image quality.
    Bingxu Chen, Zhiyuan Liao, Chao Cao, Yu Bai, Da Mu. Design of the freeform imaging system with large field of view and large relative aperture[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(8): 20200005
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