Design of compact fisheye lens with slope-constrained Q-type aspheres

Chen Xu, Dewen Cheng, Weitao Song, Yongtian Wang*, Qingfeng Wang

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Abstract

Two types of fisheye lenses for automobile navigation are designed with slope-constrained Q-type aspheres. Special requirements have been considered in the design process, and Q-type surfaces are introduced by converted from other kinds of aspheric description with only coefficients of low-order terms retained. A possible problem of imaging the first surface onto the sensor has also been analyzed. As a result, as for the six-element fisheye lens, MTF is greater than 0.3 at 45lp/mm, f-θ distortion is less than 0.03 when the focal length is calibrated, field of view is 230° and full field relative illumination is greater than 0.4. For the four-element fisheye lens, MTF is greater than 0.4 at 45lp/mm, f-θ distortion is less than 0.16, field of view is 190° and full field relative illumination is greater than 0.6. The design results show that the Q-type surfaces employed in fisheye lenses can make the system more compact, lightweighted and easier to manufacture.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCurrent Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XIV
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventConference on Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 25 Aug 201327 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8841
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceConference on Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period25/08/1327/08/13

Keywords

  • Distortion evaluation
  • Fisheye lens
  • Image quality analysis
  • Q-type asphere
  • Tolerance analysis

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