Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 33, Issue 4, 422006(2013)
Design of Combination of Panoramic and Long Focal Length Optical System with Single Sensor
A novel combination of panoramic and long focal length optical system with single sensor based on panoramic annular lens (PAL) is introduced. The proposed system consists of rotating mirror unit, coaxial long focal length unit and PAL unit. The long focal length unit images on the imaging plane of PAL unit by secondary imaging using the blind area of PAL unit′s imaging plane. A mirror is above the long focal length unit which can rotate round about the optical axis and horizontal axis. The object in the ring imaging plane can be amplified 10 times. This system can get panoramic image and amplify image at the same time with the same sensor. The pixels in the inevitable blind area are used. Besides, the distance of the object in the ring imaging can be calculated. The system′s length is about 300 mm and diameter is 160 mm. The field of PAL unit is 360°×(30°~100°). The field of the long focal length unit is ±3°. The modulation transfer function (MTF) of both units is higher than 0.55 at 100 lp/mm in all fields.
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Huang Zhi, Bai Jian, Hou Xiyun. Design of Combination of Panoramic and Long Focal Length Optical System with Single Sensor[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2013, 33(4): 422006
Received: Nov. 28, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Apr. 7, 2013
The Author Email: Zhi Huang (jhhz2314@zju.edu.cn)