Review on athermalized infrared imaging technology based on wavefront coding (Invited)

Zelin Shi; Bin Feng; Ping Feng

doi:10.3788/IRLA20210454

[1] S Zhu, Y Wu, P Zou, et al. Environmental adaptability analysis and performance optimization of space-borne infrared detector assembly. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 49, 0204001(2020).

[2] D Yang, D Gao, Y Cao, et al. Study on anti-Jamming technology of IR seeker. Flight Control & Detection, 3, 79-85(2020).

[3] Y Wang, P He, C Meng. Detection distance computation of the space borne infrared detector for hypersonic flight vehicles. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 48, 0704003(2019).

[4] X Zhang, W Jin, L Li, et al. Research progress on passive infrared imaging detection technology and system performance evaluation of natural gas leakage. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 48, S204001(2019).

[5] D S Grey. Athermalization of optical systems. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 38, 542-546(1948).

[6] A R Nasyrov. Methods of athermalization of optical systems in thermal imaging devices. Journal of Optical Technology, 84, 205-206(2017).

[7] Fd E H. Active temperature compensation of an infrared zoom lens [C]Proc of SPIE, 1997, 3129: 138143.

[8] H S Yang, H Kihm, I K Moon, et al. Three-shell-based lens barrel for the effective athermalization of an IR optical system. Applied Optics, 50, 6206-6213(2011).

[9] V M Tyagur, O K Kucherenko, A V Murav’ev. Passive optical athermalization of an IR three-lens achromat. Journal of Optical Technology, 81, 199-203(2014).

[10] Wood A P, Lewell L, Manning P A, et al. Passively athermalized hybrid objective f a farinfrared uncooled thermal imager [C]Proc of SPIE, 1996, 2744: 500509.

[11] M Piao, Q Cui, B Zhang, et al. Optimization method of multilayer diffractive optical elements with consideration of ambient temperature. Applied Optics, 57, 8861-8869(2018).

[12] C Londoño, W T Plummer, P P Clark. Athermalization of a single-component lens with diffractive optics. Applied Optics, 32, 2295-2302(1993).

[13] G P Behrmann, J P Bowen. Influence of temperature on diffractive lens performance. Applied Optics, 32, 2483-2489(1993).

[14] C Zhang, Z Shi, B Xu, et al. Fast approach to infrared image restoration based on shrinkage function calibration. Optical Engineering, 55, 053107(2016).

[15] B Feng, Z Shi, H Liu, et al. Effect of PSF position bias in wavefront coding infrared imaging system. Journal of Optics, 22, 025703(2020).

[16] Muyo G, Harvey A R. Wavefront coding f athermalization of infrared imaging systems [C]Proc of SPIE, 2004, 5612: 227235.

[17] Cai H. Study on athermal properties of infrared wavefront coding system optimization design [D]. Tianjin: Tianjin University, 2018. (in Chinese)

[18] E R Dowski, W T Cathey. Extended depth of field through wave-front coding. Applied Optics, 34, 1859-1866(1995).

[19] G Muyo, A Singh, M Andersson, et al. Infrared imaging with a wavefront-coded singlet lens. Optics Express, 17, 21118-21123(2009).

[20] H Xie, Y Su, M Zhu, et al. Athermalization of infrared optical system through wavefront coding. Optics Communications, 441, 106-112(2019).

[21] Y Wang, R Qiu, Q Li, et al. Low-cost athermalization of infrared optical system based on wavefront coding. Flight Control & Detection, 3, 84-94(2020).

[22] S Q Chen, Z G Fan, Z G Xu, et al. Wavefront coding technique for controlling thermal defocus aberration in an infrared imaging system. Optics Letters, 36, 3021-3023(2011).

[23] B Feng, Z Shi, Y Zhao, et al. A wide-FoV athermalized infrared imaging system with a two-element lens. Infrared Physics & Technology, 87, 11-21(2017).

[24] Chen D, Dong L Q, Zhao Y J, et al. Research on the controlling thermal defocus aberration f the infrared imaging system based on wavefront coding [C] Proc of SPIE, 2014, 9192: 919209.

[25] B Feng, X Zhang, Z Shi, et al. Reduction of artefacts and noise for a wavefront coding athermalized infrared imaging system. Journal of Optics, 18, 075703(2016).

[26] B Feng, Z Shi, Z Chang, et al. 110 °C range athermalization of wavefront coding infrared imaging systems. Infrared Physics & Technology, 85, 157-162(2017).

[27] B Feng, Z Shi, B Xu, et al. ZnSe-material phase mask applied to athermalization of infrared imaging system. Applied Optics, 55, 5715-5720(2016).

[28] Fang F Z, Chen Y H, Zhang X D, et al. Nanometric cutting of single crystal silicon surfaces modified by ion implantation [C]CIRP AnnalsManufacturing Technology, 2011, 60(1): 527530.

[29] J S Wang, F Z Fang, X D Zhang. An experimental study of cutting performance on monocrystalline germanium after ion implantation. Precision Engineering, 39, 220-223(2015).

[30] S Chen, Z Fan, Z Xu, et al. Thermal effect on odd-symmetric phase mask in wavefront-coded athermalized infrared imaging systems. J Infrared Millim Waves, 3, 210-215(2012).

[31] B Feng, Z Shi, C Zhang, et al. Analytical model for effect of temperature variation on PSF consistency in wavefront coding infrared imaging system. Optics Communications, 367, 35-43(2016).

[32] Cai H, Dong X, Zhu M, et al. Study on the properties of infrared wavefront coding athermal system under several typical temperature gradient distributions [C]Proc of SPIE, 2018, 10620: 106200 D.

[33] Z Wang, A C Bovik, H R Sheikh, et al. Image quality assessment: From error measurement to structural similarity. IEEE Transactios on Image Processing, 13, 600-612(2004).

[34] Khan M M R, Sakib S, Arif R B, et al. Digital image restation in Matlab: a case study on inverse Wiener filtering [C] IEEE International Conference on Innovation in Engineering Technology (ICIET), 2018: 16.

[35] Hasler I, Bustin N, Price D. Thermal imaging system using optimised wavefront coding operating in realtime [C]Proc of SPIE, 2010, 7834: 783402.

[36] Kubala K S, Wach H B, Chumachenko V V, et al. Increasing the depth of field in an LWIR system f improved object identification [C]Proc of SPIE, 2005, 5784: 146156.

[37] Infante J M, de la Fuente M C. Wavefront coding using coma aberration f dual field of view IR systems [C]Proc of SPIE, 2008, 7000: 70001 Q.

[38] B Zhang, B Li, Y Su, et al. Temperature sensitivity reduction of MWIR space image sensor by wavefront coding. Spacecraft Recovery & Remote Sensing, 32, 48-54(2011).

[39] L Feng, J Meng, X Dun, et al. Wavefront coding for athermalization of infrared imaging system. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 40, 83-86(2011).

[40] T Lv, F Yang, M Ming. Research on athermalization of infrared optical system based on wavefront coding. Journal of Changchun University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 35, 26-28(2012).

[41] F Li, Y Zhang, G Pan, et al. Application study on wavefront coding in infrared air-to-air missile. Infrared Technology, 37, 488-491(2015).

[42] F Zhang, B Feng, H Li. Research on athermalization design of infrared optical system based on wavefront coding. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 58, 2208001(2021).

[43] Chen D. Research on the infrared imaging system based on wavefront coding [D]. Beijing: Beijing Institute of Technology, 2015. (in Chinese)

[44] J Zhou, S Chen, Z Zhen, et al. Double bands missile-borne infrared detection system of extended focus depth based on wavefront coding. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 49, 0404001(2020).

[45] L Wang, X Sun, Q Ye. Retroreflection analysis of wavefront coding imaging system. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 37, 418-429(2020).

[46] H Zhao, J Wei, Z Pang, et al. Wave-front coded super-resolution imaging technique. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 45, 0422003(2016).