Chinese Optics, Volume. 17, Issue 3, 648(2024)

Optical design and spectral optimization of Philips prism 3CMOS camera

Su-hao CHEN1,2, Bo LV1、*, and Wei-qi LIU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    3CMOS camera optical system
    Schematic diagram of Philips prism structure
    Optical path of the lens
    MTF of each channel
    (a)Lateral color difference and (b)distortion grid
    3CMOS camera optical path
    Monte Carlo ray tracing and four sets of film positions
    Calculation model of simplified broad beam thin film spectral
    (a) 24 color checker samples, (b) sample reflectance, (c) light source spectrum, and (d) color matching functions used in optimization
    Optimized (a) ideal film transmittance and (b) camera spectra
    (a) Designed basic thin film spectrum and (b) optimized thin film spectrum
    Camera spectra obtained from simplified model (a) before and (b) after optimization; camera spectra obtained from Monte Carlo ray tracing (c) before and (d) after optimization
    • Table 1. Parameters of optical system

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      Table 1. Parameters of optical system

      ParameterValue
      Field of view: 2ω45°
      Focal length35.5 mm
      F#<3
      Distortion<1%
      Incident angle<6 degree
      MTF@110 lp/mm>0.3
    • Table 2. Philips prism parameters

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      Table 2. Philips prism parameters

      ParameterValue
      α25.1 mm
      β12.9 mm
      L110.6 mm
      L28.1 mm
      L44 mm
      θB50.2°
      θR50.9°
      DB22.17 mm
      DR22.15 mm
      D11.62 mm
      D2DG0.53 mm
    • Table 3. Color errors of four sets of camera spectra

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      Table 3. Color errors of four sets of camera spectra

      ΔE0ΔE1ΔE2$\Delta {E'_{01}} $$\Delta {E'_{02}} $$\Delta {E'_{12}} $ε
      Basic film,SimplifiedAvg0.2480.4600.7770.4570.6731.1051.017
      Max1.2451.5264.1901.5373.0514.553
      Basic film,Monte CarloAvg0.2380.5010.6780.3720.7091.0380.967
      Max0.8651.4714.5571.1493.9374.992
      Optimized film,SimplifiedAvg0.3870.4310.4310.2220.2120.3600.601
      Max1.5771.6671.5790.8510.8041.299
      Optimized film,Monte CarloAvg0.4170.4660.3110.2390.2780.3290.595
      Max1.5221.6291.4010.9871.1111.152
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    Su-hao CHEN, Bo LV, Wei-qi LIU. Optical design and spectral optimization of Philips prism 3CMOS camera[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(3): 648

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    Paper Information

    Category: Original Article

    Received: Aug. 31, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 30, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2023-0155

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