Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 1, 20210986(2022)

Overview of three-mirror reflective optical system (Invited)

Qingyu Meng
Author Affiliations
  • Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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    Figures & Tables(43)
    Paul Baker three-mirror system
    Willstrop Mersenne–Schmidt three-mirror system
    LSST optical system[3]
    Rumsey optical system[4]
    Korsch coaxial three-mirror system
    Two-axis three-mirror system proposed by Korsch in 1972[8]
    Korsch two-axis three-mirror system
    Two-axis three-mirror optical system I proposed by Korsch in 1977[10]
    Optical system of HiRISE
    Two-axis three-mirror optical system II proposed by Korsch in 1977[10]
    Optical system of SNAP[12]
    Zucchi’s front-view reflecting telescope[13]
    Schiefspiegler optical system
    Buchroeder Tri-Schiefspiegler
    Solano Tri-Schiefspiegler
    Transformation process from coaxial system to off-axis system[15]
    [in Chinese]
    Configurations of Zero-Petzval off-axis TMA optical system
    Triplet lenses optical system
    Non-re-imaging Wetherell TMA optical system
    Freeform off-axis TMA optical system with ultrawide field of view[20]
    Cook TMA optical system with real pupil[21]
    Hallam system (Hughes Walrus system)[22]
    Non-re-imaging Walrus TMA optical system
    Inverse telephoto optical system
    Re-imaging Cook TMA optical system[25]
    Optical system of high resolution imaging camera on “Tianwen-1” mission
    Re-imaging TMA optical system with relayed image plane between primary mirror and secondary mirror
    Off-axis compact TMA optical system[32]
    Re-imaging wide field of view off-axis Cook TMA optical system
    Off-axis TMA optical system proposed by Rodgers
    Compact off-axis three-mirror reflective optical system[35]
    Layout of freeform off-axis optical system[36]
    Optical system forming process[36]
    [in Chinese]
    Off-axis TMA optical system proposed by Cook in 1994[37]
    Off-axis TMA system proposed by Cook in 1996[38-39]
    Off-axis TMA optical system with folding mirror (I)
    Off-axis TMA optical system with folding mirror (II)
    Afocal TMA optical system proposed by Abe Offner: (a) Coaxial configuration; (b) Coaxial configuration; (c) Off-axis configuration[40]
    Coaxial afocal TMA optical system
    Off-axis afocal TMA optical system
    Off-axis afocal TMA optical system proposed by Cook[41]
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical imaging

    Received: Dec. 18, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210986

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