Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 20220583(2023)

Optical system design of all-time star sensor with large field-of-view

Qiancheng Zhang1,2,3, Sheng Zhong1,2, Jinsong Lv3, and Xiancheng Li3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Multi-Spectral Information Processing, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Huazhong Institute of Electro-Optics-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430223, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Curve of atmospheric transmissivity (a) and atmospheric background radiation intensity (b) (6 km)
    Structure diagram of optical system
    MTF of optical system
    Lateral color of optical system
    Spot diagram of optical system
    Field curvature of optical system
    Composition block diagram
    Daytime star imaging picture of optical system
    • Table 1. Number of detectable stars in each band

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      Table 1. Number of detectable stars in each band

      MagnitudeVisible bandJ bandH bandK band
      0666171232
      116177569783
      25968818252711
      3188220555788073
      457563281611121891
      51789181194556966220
    • Table 2. Average star number and detection probability for different magnitude

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      Table 2. Average star number and detection probability for different magnitude

      $ {M_V} $12345
      $ {N_{FOV}} $0.72.26.719.254.4
      $ {P_3} $0.030.370.9611
    • Table 3. Design parameters of optical lens

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      Table 3. Design parameters of optical lens

      ParameterValue
      Focal distance/mm70
      F/# 1.4
      Wavelength/μm0.9-1.7
      Transmittance90%
      View/(°)18
      StructureTransmission-type
    • Table 4. Dispersion characteristics of glass materials

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      Table 4. Dispersion characteristics of glass materials

      GlassWavelength/nmAbbe number (VRelative partial Abbe number (p
      90013001700
      N-LASF311.8611.8521.84553.2810.5875
      N-KZFS111.6241.6161.60941.6280.5405
      N-PK511.5221.5181.51575.1300.5507
      N-SF661.8871.8721.86234.8880.6160
      N-LAK81.7001.6921.68547.1290.5306
    • Table 5. Design results

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      Table 5. Design results

      RequirementsResults
      MTF (34 lp/mm)0.40.5
      Distortion0.1%0.06%
      Field curvature/μm2.41.4
      Energy concentration (15 μm)90%95%
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    Qiancheng Zhang, Sheng Zhong, Jinsong Lv, Xiancheng Li. Optical system design of all-time star sensor with large field-of-view[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(3): 20220583

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical design

    Received: Aug. 17, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220583

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