Design of small f-number off-axis three-mirror optical system

Li Yiting, Wang Shitao, Lai Xiaoxiao, Chang Jun*

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Abstract

Small F-number optical system often used in night vision devices. However, in some extreme cases, the common transmission optical system has a certain energy loss and the signal-to-noise ratio of the system is insufficient. In this paper, we design an off-axis three-mirror optical system, which F-number is 1.5, the focal length is 250mm, the field of view is 6°. Considering to reduce the difficulty of processing and adjusting, the primary mirror and third mirror are put on the same lens substrate. The result shows that in a relatively loose tolerance, the MTF of the system is higher than 0.6 at 40 line pairs, which has good imaging quality and meets the design requirements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEighth Symposium on Novel Photoelectronic Detection Technology and Applications
EditorsJunhong Su, Lianghui Chen, Junhao Chu, Shining Zhu, Qifeng Yu
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653115
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event8th Symposium on Novel Photoelectronic Detection Technology and Applications - Kunming, China
Duration: 7 Dec 20219 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12169
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference8th Symposium on Novel Photoelectronic Detection Technology and Applications
Country/TerritoryChina
CityKunming
Period7/12/219/12/21

Keywords

  • Night vision
  • Off-axis three-mirror
  • Optical design

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