Four-mirror optical system with ultra-low distortion

Tian-jin Tang

doi:10.1117/12.2066637

21 August 2014 Four-mirror optical system with ultra-low distortion

Tian-jin Tang

Proceedings Volume 9233, International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2014; 923321 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066637
Event: International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO 2014), 2014, Suzhou, China

Abstract

Optical systems with long effective focal length and large-aperture will play more important roles in space remote sensor in the future. Coaxis optical systems have been widely adopted due to its advantages including good symmetrical characteristics, compact structure, satisfying volume and rotary inertia. But the distortion of the coaxis three-mirror-anastigmat system is often larger than one percent of the image height and past correction is hard, which is unfavourable especially for surveying and mapping camera. Based on the design ideas and aberration theoretical analysis of Coaxis reflective optics, four-mirror systems with long focal length is presented in this paper, which can achieve high image quality and ultra-low distortion .The forth reflective mirror is set near the exit pupil to correct the aberration related to the pupil, and the processing difficulty of the primary mirror is also lowered. Example of the optical design and image quality forecasting is also given at the end of the paper.

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Tian-jin Tang "Four-mirror optical system with ultra-low distortion", Proc. SPIE 9233, International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2014, 923321 (21 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066637

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