Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 53, Issue 3, 0322002(2024)

Design Method of Wide Angle Lens Based on Optimization of Local Focal Length through Ray Tracing

Lu CHEN1,2、*, Hui LIU1, Zhiming FENG1, Xiyuan CHEN2, Fan ZHANG1, Ningyan XU3, Qun YUAN3, and Zhishan GAO3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Jiangsu Institute of Metrology (Jiangsu Energy Measurement Data Center), Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, China
  • 3School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Principles for focal length calculation utilizing ray tracing
    Definitions for local focal length.
    Optical layouts of fisheye lens with 160° FOVs utilizing LFL raytracing and controlling
    Curves of targeted LFL and designed LFL for fisheye lens with 160°FOVs for the design configurations
    Grid distortions for fisheye lens with 160° FOVs for the design configurations
    Mapping relationships for curved object
    Ideal mapping relationships for curved object utilizing wide angle lens with 120° FOVs
    Optical layouts of wide angel lens with 120° FOVs for curved object with equal arc length mapping
    Designed result of wide angel lens with 120° FOVs for curved object with equal arc length mapping
    • Table 1. Local focal length for projection models

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      Table 1. Local focal length for projection models

      ProjectionsImage heightLocal focal length
      Rectilinear
      Equidistant
      Stereographic
      Equisolid
      Orthographic
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    Lu CHEN, Hui LIU, Zhiming FENG, Xiyuan CHEN, Fan ZHANG, Ningyan XU, Qun YUAN, Zhishan GAO. Design Method of Wide Angle Lens Based on Optimization of Local Focal Length through Ray Tracing[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(3): 0322002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Sep. 26, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 11, 2023

    Published Online: May. 16, 2024

    The Author Email: CHEN Lu (June_0623@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20245303.0322002

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