• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 11, 112202 (2021)
Dewen Cheng1、2, Hailong Chen1、2, Tong Yang1、2、3、*, Jun Ke1, Yang Li1、2, and Yongtian Wang1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Remote Sensing Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202119.112202 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Dewen Cheng, Hailong Chen, Tong Yang, Jun Ke, Yang Li, Yongtian Wang. Optical design of a compact and high-transmittance compressive sensing imaging system enabled by freeform optics[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(11): 112202 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sketch of the MIR CS system.
    Fig. 1. Sketch of the MIR CS system.
    FOV coverage of the system. (a) Rectangular FOV. (b) The FOV coverage is rotated. (c) The FOV coverage used in the actual design process.
    Fig. 2. FOV coverage of the system. (a) Rectangular FOV. (b) The FOV coverage is rotated. (c) The FOV coverage used in the actual design process.
    Layout of the system using traditional spherical lenses.
    Fig. 3. Layout of the system using traditional spherical lenses.
    MTF plots of the traditional design. (a) Entire system. (b) Objective optics.
    Fig. 4. MTF plots of the traditional design. (a) Entire system. (b) Objective optics.
    Design result of the freeform objective system. (a) System layout. (b) MTF plot.
    Fig. 5. Design result of the freeform objective system. (a) System layout. (b) MTF plot.
    Design result of the coaxial relay optics. (a) System layout. (b) MTF plot.
    Fig. 6. Design result of the coaxial relay optics. (a) System layout. (b) MTF plot.
    Final design result of the MIR CS system using freeform surfaces.
    Fig. 7. Final design result of the MIR CS system using freeform surfaces.
    MTF plots of MIR CS system using freeform surfaces. (a) Entire system (zoom #1). (b) Freeform objective optics (zoom #2).
    Fig. 8. MTF plots of MIR CS system using freeform surfaces. (a) Entire system (zoom #1). (b) Freeform objective optics (zoom #2).
    Cumulative probability curves of tolerance for two zooms. (a) and (b) are the results of the tolerance analysis of zoom #1 for MTF in the x and y directions, respectively. (c) and (d) are the results of the tolerance analysis of zoom #2 for MTF in the x and y directions, respectively.
    Fig. 9. Cumulative probability curves of tolerance for two zooms. (a) and (b) are the results of the tolerance analysis of zoom #1 for MTF in the x and y directions, respectively. (c) and (d) are the results of the tolerance analysis of zoom #2 for MTF in the x and y directions, respectively.
    ItemsTraditional DesignNew Design
    FOV7.5°×6°7.5°×6°
    Compression16×16×
    Number of elements117
    System volume46mm×220mm×245mm52mm×156mm×200mm
    Total transmittance33.3%52.1%
    Table 1. Comparisons of the Two Systems
    LocationTolerance typeValue
    All surfaces in the freeform objective optics and relay opticsDLX (single surface x displacement)0.02 mm
    DLY (single surface y displacement)0.02 mm
    All surfaces in the freeform objective opticsDLZ (single surface z displacement)0.02 mm
    DLA (single surface α-tilt)2 arcmin
    DLB (single surface β-tilt)2 arcmin
    DLG (single surface γ-tilt)10 arcmin
    RSE (random RMS surface error)55 nm
    All surfaces in the relay opticsDLA (single surface α-tilt)1 arcmin
    DLB (single surface β-tilt)1 arcmin
    DLT (thickness delta)0.02 mm
    DLF (test plate fit-power)2 fringes (WL: 546.1 nm)
    All lenses in the relay opticsDSX (group x decenter)0.02 mm
    DSY (group y decenter)0.02 mm
    BTX (barrel β-tilt)2 arcmin
    BTY (barrel α-tilt)2 arcmin
    DLN (refractive index delta)0.001
    DLV (v-number delta)0.004
    Table 2. The Tolerance value
    Dewen Cheng, Hailong Chen, Tong Yang, Jun Ke, Yang Li, Yongtian Wang. Optical design of a compact and high-transmittance compressive sensing imaging system enabled by freeform optics[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(11): 112202
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