Chinese Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 1, 70(2025)

Design of a medium-wave infrared zoom optical system with low tolerance sensitivity, large zoom ratio, and extremely short total length

Yu-zhe LI, Yuan HU*, Jia-qi HUO, You-yu ZHANG, and Tian-yuan GAO
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  • Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Measurement and Optical Information Transmission Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Opto-electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    Structural diagram of ideal lens in the system at different focal lengths
    Schematic diagram of the system’s initial structure at a focal length of 900 mm
    Structral diagram of the designed system at different focal lengths
    MTF curves at different focal lengths before desensitization
    Distortion curves at different focal lengths before desensitization
    Tolerance analysis results before and after desensitization at different focal lengths
    Diagram of the most sensitive parameter changes in each component’s tolerances
    MTF curves at different focal lengths after desensitization
    Distortion curves at different focal lengths after desensitization
    • Table 1. Optical design parameters

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      Table 1. Optical design parameters

      ParameterValue
      Spectral range/μm3~4.8
      Focal length range/mm30~900
      System magnification30×continuous
      Subsystem F#4
      Total system length/mm337
    • Table 2. Focal length of each component

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      Table 2. Focal length of each component

      $ {f}_{1}' $/mm$ {f}_{2}' $/mm$ {f}_{3}' $/mm$ {f}_{4}' $/mm
      428.6735−67.408994.3725−317.6971
    • Table 3. Distances between components

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      Table 3. Distances between components

      长焦(900 mm)中焦(550 mm)短焦(30 mm)
      $ {d}_{12} $/mm305.0904293.855613.4818
      $ {d}_{23} $/mm26.986053.9271405.9571
      $ {d}_{34} $/mm98.552382.846011.1899
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    Yu-zhe LI, Yuan HU, Jia-qi HUO, You-yu ZHANG, Tian-yuan GAO. Design of a medium-wave infrared zoom optical system with low tolerance sensitivity, large zoom ratio, and extremely short total length[J]. Chinese Optics, 2025, 18(1): 70

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    Received: May. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 4, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2024-0095

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