Optical Technique, Volume. 51, Issue 2, 175(2025)

Ultra-low stray light coaxial four-mirror optical system

SANG Hailong1,2, ZHENG Yang1、*, LI Yanwei2, XIE Xinwang2, XIE Hongbo2, and LUI Huaqui2
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  • 1School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • 2Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
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    To meet the demands for lightweight and miniaturized satellite remote sensing payloads, based on the theory of primary aberrations in coaxial four-mirror reflective optical systems, an even asphere mirror is used to design a large-field, long-focal-length coaxial four-mirror reflective imaging system. The system has a field of view of ±2.5°, a focal length of 550mm, and a total length of 210mm. The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) exceeds 0.2 at 100lp/mm, with a maximum distortion of 0.7% within a ±2.5° field of view and 0.27% within a ±1.5° field of view. Compared to traditional coaxial optical systems with a ±1.5° field of view, the monolithic processing of the main four mirrors simplifies assembly and significantly reduces stray light. Comparative analysis shows that, within the same field of view, stray light is reduced by 81% compared to traditional coaxial four-mirror reflective optical systems. This system can reduce design complexity and system weight, providing valuable reference for the design of future satellite remote sensing optical systems.

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    SANG Hailong, ZHENG Yang, LI Yanwei, XIE Xinwang, XIE Hongbo, LUI Huaqui. Ultra-low stray light coaxial four-mirror optical system[J]. Optical Technique, 2025, 51(2): 175

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    Received: Oct. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHENG Yang (747421565@qq.com)

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