• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 6, 060801 (2016)
Tong Yang, Jun Zhu*, and Guofan Jin
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.060801 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Tong Yang, Jun Zhu, Guofan Jin. Compact freeform off-axis three-mirror imaging system based on the integration of primary and tertiary mirrors on one single surface[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(6): 060801 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sketch of a coaxial three-mirror system.
    Fig. 1. Sketch of a coaxial three-mirror system.
    Layout of the coaxial three-mirror system.
    Fig. 2. Layout of the coaxial three-mirror system.
    Layout of the unobscured system. This system is taken as the starting point for further optimization.
    Fig. 3. Layout of the unobscured system. This system is taken as the starting point for further optimization.
    Constraints to eliminate the light obscuration and to control the size of the system.
    Fig. 4. Constraints to eliminate the light obscuration and to control the size of the system.
    Change in the average RMS wavefront error after adding different variables during the optimization process.
    Fig. 5. Change in the average RMS wavefront error after adding different variables during the optimization process.
    Layout of the final design result.
    Fig. 6. Layout of the final design result.
    MTF curve of the final design.
    Fig. 7. MTF curve of the final design.
    RMS wavefront error of the final system.
    Fig. 8. RMS wavefront error of the final system.
    Distortion grid of the final system.
    Fig. 9. Distortion grid of the final system.
    ParameterSpecification
    FOV4°×3°
    F-number2.5
    Effective focal length100 mm
    Entrance pupil diameter40 mm
    ConfigurationOff-axis three-mirror
    Wavelength8–12 μm
    Table 1. Specifications of the Unobscured Off-Axis System
    TermM1-M3 SurfaceM2 Surface
    c−0.0032743−0.0060015
    k−0.016106−0.900757
    A31.77941 × 10−51.53297 × 10−3
    A5−1.77941 × 10−5−1.53297 × 10−3
    A7−4.97703 × 10−71.11944 × 10−5
    A9−4.30829 × 10−71.75717 × 10−5
    A107.37848 × 10−11−6.21792 × 10−8
    A12−2.76034 × 10−96.60508 × 10−8
    A14−1.52054 × 10−94.11465 × 10−9
    A16−1.46970 × 10−122.02501 × 10−10
    A18−7.85854 × 10−12−7.66867 × 10−10
    A20−3.08645 × 10−12−1.54694 × 10−10
    Table 2. Coefficients of the Freeform Surfaces
    Tong Yang, Jun Zhu, Guofan Jin. Compact freeform off-axis three-mirror imaging system based on the integration of primary and tertiary mirrors on one single surface[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(6): 060801
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