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Chapter 3:
Unique Features of the Infrared Region
Book: Infrared Optics and Zoom Lenses, Second Edition
Author(s): Allen Mann
Published: 2009
https://doi.org/10.1117/3.829008.ch3
Abstract
3.1 Optical Materials 3.1.1 Materials for the infrared A large number of optical materials transmit in the infrared region of the spectrum. However, the list of materials is quite limited when one considers physical characteristics, workability, and cost. Table 3.1 indicates the materials most commonly used in infrared zoom-lens systems for the 3- to 5-μm and 8- to 12-μm regions. It is apparent that indices of refraction are higher than they are for optical materials in the visible spectrum. This is an advantage in the correction of third-order and higher-order aberrations. For example, with a lens shaped for minimum spherical aberration, the angular spherical aberration βSPH for an object at infinity can be expressed by βSPH=n(4n−1)128(n−1)2(n+2)(F3), where n = index of refraction and F=fd,orfocallengthdiameter. The variation with a refractive index can readily be seen by tabulating β for an f∕1 lens as an example in Table 3.1. The advantage of using a high-index material like silicon or germanium is quite apparent from these calculations.
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