• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 54, Issue 1, 20240418 (2025)
Pengcheng ZHANG1,2, Yang WANG1,2,*, Anna LI1,2, Hao HUANG1,2..., Cheng ZHANG1,2, Jiachang ZHANG1,2, Yonggui ZHANG1, Lihao WANG1,3, Yichen LIU1,2 and Zhenyu WU1,2,3,4|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Shanghai MExpert Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 4Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240418 Cite this Article
    Pengcheng ZHANG, Yang WANG, Anna LI, Hao HUANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jiachang ZHANG, Yonggui ZHANG, Lihao WANG, Yichen LIU, Zhenyu WU. Research on the wide-angle optical lens for MEMS micromirror laser tracking and aiming[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(1): 20240418 Copy Citation Text show less
    MEMS quasi-static micromirror. (a) Front; (b) Back
    Fig. 1. MEMS quasi-static micromirror. (a) Front; (b) Back
    (a) Static characterization of the MEMS quasi-static micromirror; (b) Dynamic characterization of the MEMS quasi-static micromirror
    Fig. 2. (a) Static characterization of the MEMS quasi-static micromirror; (b) Dynamic characterization of the MEMS quasi-static micromirror
    Schematic diagrams of two types of wide-angle optical paths. (a) Galilean wide-angle; (b) Keplerian wide-angle
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagrams of two types of wide-angle optical paths. (a) Galilean wide-angle; (b) Keplerian wide-angle
    Design process of wide-angle optical path
    Fig. 4. Design process of wide-angle optical path
    (a) Wide-angle lenses optical path diagram; (b) Spot diagram for different incident fields of view; (c) Distortion mesh in 2° incident field of view
    Fig. 5. (a) Wide-angle lenses optical path diagram; (b) Spot diagram for different incident fields of view; (c) Distortion mesh in 2° incident field of view
    Schematic section for mounting the wide-angle lenses
    Fig. 6. Schematic section for mounting the wide-angle lenses
    (a) Beam deflection before angle expansion; (b) Beam deflection after angle expansion
    Fig. 7. (a) Beam deflection before angle expansion; (b) Beam deflection after angle expansion
    Experimental setup for testing wide-angle linearity. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Fig. 8. Experimental setup for testing wide-angle linearity. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Experimental setup for laser scanning wide-angle verification. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Fig. 9. Experimental setup for laser scanning wide-angle verification. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Intensity distribution after laser collimation. (a) Two-dimensional light intensity distribution; (b) One-dimensional light intensity distribution and Gaussian fitting
    Fig. 10. Intensity distribution after laser collimation. (a) Two-dimensional light intensity distribution; (b) One-dimensional light intensity distribution and Gaussian fitting
    Intensity distribution of the laser light after the wide-angle lens. (a) Two-dimensional light intensity distribution; (b) One-dimensional light intensity distribution and Gaussian fitting
    Fig. 11. Intensity distribution of the laser light after the wide-angle lens. (a) Two-dimensional light intensity distribution; (b) One-dimensional light intensity distribution and Gaussian fitting
    Schematic diagram of deflection angle calculation. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Fig. 12. Schematic diagram of deflection angle calculation. (a) Before angle expansion; (b) After angle expansion
    Experimental results of angle expansion magnification
    Fig. 13. Experimental results of angle expansion magnification
    Experimental characterization results of angle spreading linearity
    Fig. 14. Experimental characterization results of angle spreading linearity
    Demonstration of the wide-angle lenses. (a) Laser spot before angle expansion; (b) Laser spot after angle expansion; (c) Line-scan pattern before angle expansion; (d) Line-scan pattern after angle expansion; (e) Lissajous scanning pattern before angle expansion; (f) Lissajous scanning pattern after angle expansion
    Fig. 15. Demonstration of the wide-angle lenses. (a) Laser spot before angle expansion; (b) Laser spot after angle expansion; (c) Line-scan pattern before angle expansion; (d) Line-scan pattern after angle expansion; (e) Lissajous scanning pattern before angle expansion; (f) Lissajous scanning pattern after angle expansion
    Scanning axisXY
    Sensitivity deg/V0.022990.024441
    Linearity0.0944%0.0026%
    Resonance frequency/Hz1006.8751010.313
    Quality factor1074.570808.250
    Damping ratio0.0465%0.0619%
    Table 1. Performance of MEMS quasi-static micromirror
    Wide-angle lenses typeRMSradius @1 mMaximumdistortion @ 2°
    PCX + PCV1175.79 μm10.9361%
    PCX + BCV702.131 μm11.9758%
    BCX + BCV890.972 μm4.5305%
    BCX + PCV×2648.614 μm4.0636%
    BCX + BCV×2563.059 μm2.4995%
    Table 2. Simulation results of different wide-angle lenses
    Surface numberRadius of curvature/mmThickness/mmMaterialDiameter/mmMechanical diameter/mm
    130.56152.0000N-BK76.357.00
    230.561517.01176.357.00
    322.51742.0000N-BK713.2014.00
    422.51742.000013.2014.00
    522.51742.0000N-BK713.2014.00
    622.51740.000013.2014.00
    Table 3. Zemax design parameters of wide-angle lenses
    Test directionBefore angle expansionAfter angle expansion
    XYXY
    Spot diameter/μm2054.52054.7696.84696.72
    SSE0.56060.58060.74550.8851
    RMS0.01370.01390.01580.0172
    R20.99840.99830.99640.9959
    Full angle divergence/mrad0.6240.6211.7501.904
    Table 4. Laser beam quality analysis results before and after angle expansion
    Pengcheng ZHANG, Yang WANG, Anna LI, Hao HUANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jiachang ZHANG, Yonggui ZHANG, Lihao WANG, Yichen LIU, Zhenyu WU. Research on the wide-angle optical lens for MEMS micromirror laser tracking and aiming[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(1): 20240418
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