All reflective zoom systems for infrared optics

Jun Chang*, Yongtian Wang, Tingcheng Zhang, M. M. Talha, Zhicheng Weng, Haoming Yang

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Abstract

The results of design effort for infrared zoom systems using all reflective aspheric surfaces are described. Issues such as the paraxial design theory and aberration balancing are discussed in detail. Two all reflective zoom optical systems are disclosed clearly. Both of them are to be used with uncooled infrared detectors. The first design is an unobscured three mirror zoom system without any intermediate image, and the second is a three mirror system with central obscuration which forms an intermediate image. With the design theory further developed, this kind of systems can be designed for cooled infrared detectors, for which cold stop matching is an important issue.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Optical Design Conference 2006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
EventInternational Optical Design Conference 2006 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 4 Jun 20068 Jun 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6342 II
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Optical Design Conference 2006
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period4/06/068/06/06

Keywords

  • All reflective surfaces
  • Infrared optics
  • Zoom system

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