This paper discusses some methodologies that apply to the opticaldesign of reflective wide-field cameras. Among the methods considered are off-axis and eccentric pupil systems, concatenation of systems, tilted compon...
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(纸本)9780819472809
This paper discusses some methodologies that apply to the opticaldesign of reflective wide-field cameras. Among the methods considered are off-axis and eccentric pupil systems, concatenation of systems, tilted component systems, aberration theory, and confocal systems. The goal of the paper is to review design methods. In particular some systems are shown to illustrate two methodologies.
The optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, has designed and constructed a unique 'red corrected' astrometric astrograph objective lens for the United States Naval Observatory. A five element design, w...
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(纸本)0819409251
The optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, has designed and constructed a unique 'red corrected' astrometric astrograph objective lens for the United States Naval Observatory. A five element design, with an integral Schott OG550 filter, was developed to meet the requirement for a 2060 mm focal length, f/10 system. The lens provides a nearly zero distortion flat field of 5 by 5 degrees in the sky. A weight limit of 55 kg led to the use of a titanium lens barrel. Assembly tolerances are satisfied through the use of elastomeric subcell mounting of the individual elements, and an adjustable final element. The lens is hermetically sealed and uses a filter/dessicator system to insure the long term cleanliness of the optics.
Due to increasing environmental limitations on the use of certain raw materials used to make optical glasses, there is now an economic desire to minimize the number of glasses used in lensdesign. This paper presents ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819415871
Due to increasing environmental limitations on the use of certain raw materials used to make optical glasses, there is now an economic desire to minimize the number of glasses used in lensdesign. This paper presents the results of a study to create a suggested universal catalogue that contains the minimum number of glasses needed to satisfy most possible lensdesigns. A nearly symmetric double Gauss lens is used in the glass selection process. As part of this study, the relationship between the error function and the number of glasses chosen is studied, and in addition, a glass range study is also carried out. Three different lens libraries were studied using the global optimization method and the most frequently chosen glasses were then compiled into the suggested universal glass catalogue. A suggested universal glass catalogue constructed from this study is presented.
Hybrid optics offer a valuable aberration correction tool for the lensdesigner. However, careful consideration must be given to the calculation of the optical performance during the design process, and to the practic...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819441554
Hybrid optics offer a valuable aberration correction tool for the lensdesigner. However, careful consideration must be given to the calculation of the optical performance during the design process, and to the practical implementation of the elements if the potential benefits are to be realised in practice. optical performance can be accurately assessed by tracing multiple diffraction orders. It may be particularly important to utilise such a technique if, for example, the image-forming bundles sample a small number of diffractive zones. This situation is examined in detail.
Using the caustic merit function for plane waves incident upon a singlet lens, a comparison between the optical performance of the lens using an axial gradient index with spherical surfaces or aspheric surfaces with c...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819415871
Using the caustic merit function for plane waves incident upon a singlet lens, a comparison between the optical performance of the lens using an axial gradient index with spherical surfaces or aspheric surfaces with constant index material has been investigated. Results indicate that the use of an inhomogeneous medium for the lens material is more effective in the controlling aberrations than the use of aspheric surfaces for a similar lens.
An overview of optical systems utilized in JPL's optical Communications research is provided here. These include discussions on the flight terminal optics, the ground receiver aperture and the uplink beacon or com...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819450464
An overview of optical systems utilized in JPL's optical Communications research is provided here. These include discussions on the flight terminal optics, the ground receiver aperture and the uplink beacon or command optical system. On-going efforts on these and beam-coupling techniques will be described.
In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a novel design to make color mixing and projection of RGB LEDs. The optical elements include a high reflective light pipe, a volume scattering diffuser and a TIR lens. The sys...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9780819482822
In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a novel design to make color mixing and projection of RGB LEDs. The optical elements include a high reflective light pipe, a volume scattering diffuser and a TIR lens. The system optical efficiency is around 46 % while the color is well mixing for the cases at the CCTs of 6500K, 4500K and 3000K.
The meniscus between two immiscible liquids can be used as an opticallens. A change in curvature of this meniscus by electrowetting leads to a change in focal distance. We demonstrate that two liquids in a tube form ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819454613
The meniscus between two immiscible liquids can be used as an opticallens. A change in curvature of this meniscus by electrowetting leads to a change in focal distance. We demonstrate that two liquids in a tube form a self-centered tunable lens of high optical quality. Several properties were studied, such as optical performance, electrical characteristics and dynamic behavior. We designed and constructed a miniature camera module based on this tunable lens and show that it is very well suited for use in portable applications.
We derive a closed-form expression for the entrance pupil of the on-axis stigmatic singlet lens, and discuss its performance for a variety of conditions, including positive or negative indices of refraction, and diffe...
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ISBN:
(数字)9781510637719
ISBN:
(纸本)9781510637719
We derive a closed-form expression for the entrance pupil of the on-axis stigmatic singlet lens, and discuss its performance for a variety of conditions, including positive or negative indices of refraction, and different positions of the object and the image.
We present details of opticaldesign, opto-mechanical design and testing of a visible-NIR imaging optical system for a Fourier transform spectrometer dedicated to astronomical application at the Mont Megantic Observat...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819454613
We present details of opticaldesign, opto-mechanical design and testing of a visible-NIR imaging optical system for a Fourier transform spectrometer dedicated to astronomical application at the Mont Megantic Observatory (Observatoire du Mont Megantic, OMM, located south Quebec city, Canada). design considerations as well as testing and experimental results are presented.
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