• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 54, Issue 2, 20240488 (2025)
Xing LI1,2, Bin WANG3, Jinpeng LI4, Rong GAO4, and Xianglong MAO2,4,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optical Science and Technology, Xi′an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi′an 710119, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Norinco Group Testing and Research Institute, Xi′an 710086, China
  • 4The Spectral Imaging Technique Laboratory, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Xi'an 710119, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240488 Cite this Article
    Xing LI, Bin WANG, Jinpeng LI, Rong GAO, Xianglong MAO. Design of freeform uncooled infrared off-axis three-mirror optical system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240488 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Xing LI, Bin WANG, Jinpeng LI, Rong GAO, Xianglong MAO. Design of freeform uncooled infrared off-axis three-mirror optical system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240488
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