• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 32, Issue 3, 259 (2013)
WANG Chao1、2、*, ZHANG Xin1, WANG Ling-Jie1, QU He-Meng1, and WANG Chao1、2、*
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    DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1010.2013.00259 Cite this Article
    WANG Chao, ZHANG Xin, WANG Ling-Jie, QU He-Meng, WANG Chao. Design method for infrared elliptical dome optical system with wide field-of-regard[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2013, 32(3): 259 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The aircraft with an elliptical dome acquires excellent aerodynamic performance, but the non-rotationally symmetric structure characteristic of the dome makes the airborne infrared search/track system difficult to meet the requirements of wide field-of-regard (FOR) and high imaging quality at the same time. In order to overcome this problem, a design method for the elliptical dome optical system based on the combination of an arch corrector and a dynamic corrector was proposed. A mid-wave infrared optical system with an ellipsoid dome was designed as an example. The system has a super wide FOR of ±54°, and the imaging quality of the system approaches to the diffraction limit across the entire FOR and instantaneous field-of-view.
    WANG Chao, ZHANG Xin, WANG Ling-Jie, QU He-Meng, WANG Chao. Design method for infrared elliptical dome optical system with wide field-of-regard[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2013, 32(3): 259
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