• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 53, Issue 10, 20240240 (2024)
Yuan PENG1,2,3,4, Hongda WEI1,3,4, Yang LIU1,3,4, Jianwen ZHANG1,3,4..., Weijie DENG1,3,4 and Qiang FU1,3,4|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun 130033, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing for Optical Systems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240240 Cite this Article
    Yuan PENG, Hongda WEI, Yang LIU, Jianwen ZHANG, Weijie DENG, Qiang FU. Design of refractive-diffractive hybrid medium wave infrared thermal suppression optical system in a wide temperature range[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(10): 20240240 Copy Citation Text show less
    Linear relationship among H, Lk and Le
    Fig. 1. Linear relationship among H, Lk and Le
    T-C diagram in the mid-wave infrared wavelength band
    Fig. 2. T-C diagram in the mid-wave infrared wavelength band
    Diagram of ideal optical system
    Fig. 3. Diagram of ideal optical system
    Diagram of mid-wavelength infrared optical system structure
    Fig. 4. Diagram of mid-wavelength infrared optical system structure
    Spot diagram of optical system in different fields of view
    Fig. 5. Spot diagram of optical system in different fields of view
    MTF of optical system
    Fig. 6. MTF of optical system
    Energy concentration degree of optical system
    Fig. 7. Energy concentration degree of optical system
    Relative distortion
    Fig. 8. Relative distortion
    (a) MTF curve of optical system designed at 20 ℃; (b) MTF curve of optical system designed at 90 ℃; (c) MTF curve of optical system designed at 150 ℃; (d) MTF curve of optical system designed at 220 ℃
    Fig. 9. (a) MTF curve of optical system designed at 20 ℃; (b) MTF curve of optical system designed at 90 ℃; (c) MTF curve of optical system designed at 150 ℃; (d) MTF curve of optical system designed at 220 ℃
    Defocusing MTF curve of optical system at 90 ℃
    Fig. 10. Defocusing MTF curve of optical system at 90 ℃
    Relationship among diffraction efficiency, temperature, and wavelength
    Fig. 11. Relationship among diffraction efficiency, temperature, and wavelength
    Characteristic parameter curve of diffraction surface
    Fig. 12. Characteristic parameter curve of diffraction surface
    Characters/TrademarkRefractive index at4 μmTd/10−6·℃−1dn/dT/10−6·℃−1Cr/×10−3Td/10−6·℃−1Cd/×10−3
    Si3.4263.44160.001.985.2−0.26
    ZnS2.2625.1339.705.03613.20−0.26
    ZnSe2.4331.9855.962.8615.20−0.26
    GaAs3.3179.60195.173.1313.00−0.26
    AMTIR12.5137.2774.572.3224.00−0.26
    AMTIR32.6222.2052.82.7628.00−0.26
    IRG222.5132.6660.002.3825.00−0.26
    IRG242.62−7.0021.142.2240.00−0.26
    IRG252.6024.6162.002.6828.00−0.26
    Table 1. The corresponding optical and thermal properties of medium wave infrared optical materials
    ParameterValue
    Wavelength range/μm3.7-4.8
    Focal length/mm55
    F number2
    Field angle/(°)10×8
    Working temperature/℃20-220
    Value of MTF≥0.5
    Value of relative distortion≤3%
    Table 2. System technology index
    Element$\varphi $/mm−1h/mm
    Lens10.040913.75
    Lens20.027411.73
    Lens30.033−7.5
    Diffraction plane0.0142−7.5
    Lens40.0191−7.5
    Table 3. Optical element parameters of an ideal optical system
    Serial numberCombinationDistance/10−6 ·℃−1
    1IRG24/ZnS24.44
    2AMTIR-3/ZnS26.53
    3IRG25/ZnS31.86
    4Si/GaAs43.507
    5ZnSe/IRG2243.92
    6ZnS/IRG2247.29
    7ZnS/AMTIR155.52
    8ZnSe/AMTIR167.88
    Table 4. The eight material combinations with the smallest distances in the objective lens group
    Serial numberCombinationDistance/10−6·℃−1
    1IRG22/IRG24 (diff)1.08
    2GaAs/IRG22 (diff)3.71
    3AMTIR1/IRG24 (diff)4.89
    4ZnSe/IRG24 (diff)7.30
    5AMTIR1/ZnSe (diff)8.62
    6AMTIR1/AMTIR3 (diff)8.83
    7Si/GaAs (diff)10.66
    8IRG25/IRG24 (diff)12.02
    Table 5. The eight material combinations with the smallest distances in the relay lens group
    Temperature/℃Focus shift/mm
    +20 +0.0078
    +90 0.0076
    +150 −0.017
    +220−0.027
    Table 6. 20-220 ℃ focus shift of system
    Angle of incidence/(°)Diffraction efficiency
    0.00100.0000%
    17.2199.99%
    34.3798.93%
    51.5693.20%
    68.7577.68%
    90.0051.47%
    Table 7. The angle of incidence and the corresponding diffraction efficiency
    ParameterValue
    Surface tilt/(°)±0.03
    Surface decenter/mm±0.015
    Element tilt/(°)±0.05
    Element decenter/mm±0.01
    Thickness/mm±0.02
    Radius/Fringes±2
    Table 8. Preset tolerance value
    Yuan PENG, Hongda WEI, Yang LIU, Jianwen ZHANG, Weijie DENG, Qiang FU. Design of refractive-diffractive hybrid medium wave infrared thermal suppression optical system in a wide temperature range[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(10): 20240240
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