Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 7, 20210590(2022)

Influence of the AOTF rear cut angle on spectral image quality

Zefu Xu1, Huijie Zhao1,2, and Guorui Jia1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of "Precision Opto-mechatronics Technology" Ministry of Education, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    Figures & Tables(6)
    Wave vector layout of momentum matching
    Acousto-optic interaction of non ideal sound beam
    Acousto-optic interaction of AOTF and dispersion of rear cut angle
    (a) Response of spectrum-space dimensional (red line), spectral response (blue line), spatial response (green line) at 59.6 MHz (central wavelength 750 nm); (b) MTF curve, blue line is Fourier transform of 59.6 MHz spatial response, red line is measured MTF by oblique knife edge target; (c) Deviation between the measured MTF and the theoretical MTF @59.6 MHz; (d) Spectral image of 59.6 MHz; (e) Response of spectrum-space dimensional (red line), spectral response (blue line), spatial response (green line) at 99.4 MHz (central wavelength 500 nm); (f) MTF curve, blue line is Fourier transform of 99.4 MHz spatial response, red line is measured MTF by oblique knife edge target; (g) Deviation between the measured MTF and the theoretical MTF @99.4 MHz; (h) Spectral image of 99.4 MHz
    (a) MTF of 59.6 MHz (central wavelength 750 nm) with different rear cut angles; (b) MTF of 99.4 MHz (central wavelength 500 nm) with different rear cut angles
    • Table 1. MTF30 with different rear cut angles at 99.4 MHz (center wavelength 500 nm) and 59.6 MHz (center wavelength 750 nm)

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      Table 1. MTF30 with different rear cut angles at 99.4 MHz (center wavelength 500 nm) and 59.6 MHz (center wavelength 750 nm)

      99.4 MHz59.6 MHz
      Rear cut angle/(°)Spatial frequency/cycles·mm−1 @MTF30 Rear cut angle/(°)Spatial frequency/cycles·mm−1 @ MTF30
      875.9855.7
      645.6650.9
      432.6447.1
      225.6243.4
      021.0040.2
      −217.7−237.4
      −415.3−434.7
      −4.814.5−4.833.7
      −611.7−632.2
      −87.2−829.9
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical devices

    Received: Aug. 20, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 20, 2022

    The Author Email: Guorui Jia (jiaguorui@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210590

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