Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 12, 1222002(2023)

Optical System Design of MWIR Continuous Zoom Lens with High Zoom Ratio

Hongbo Zhang1, Aqi Yan2、*, Shuangliang He1, Keyi Zhang3, and Hao Wang2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2Xi'an Institute Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
  • 3Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Design method
    Schematic of the zoom lens
    2D structural diagrams of the optical zoom system. (a) Short focal length position (focal length 25 mm,F4); (b) middle focal length position(focal length 550 mm,F4); (c) middle focal length position (focal length 900 mm,F4);(d) middle focal length position (focal length 900 mm,F5.5); (e) middle focal length position (focal length 1050 mm,F5.5);(f) long focal length position (focal length 1200 mm,F5.5)
    MTF. (a) Short focal length position (focal length 25 mm,F4); (b) middle focal length position (focal length 550 mm,F4); (c) middle focal length position (focal length 900 mm,F4); (d) middle focal length position (focal length 900 mm,F5.5); (e) middle focal length position (focal length 1050 mm, F5.5); (f) long focal length position (focal length 1200 mm,F5.5)
    Aberration curves. (a) Short focal length position(focal length 25 mm,F4); (b) middle focal length position (focal length 550 mm,F4); (c) long focal length position (focal length 1200 mm,F5.5)
    MTF of different focal length position after temperature focusing. (a) Short focal length position (focal length 25 mm,F4,-40 ℃); (b) short focal length position (focal length 25 mm,F4,+60 ℃); (c) long focal length position (focal length 1200 mm,F5.5,-40 ℃); (d) long focal length position (focal length 1200 mm,F5.5,+60 ℃)
    Tolerance analysis
    Zoom data. (a) 25-900 mm;(b) 900-1200 mm
    Compact mid-wave infrared zoom imager
    • Table 1. Design specifications for zoom optical system

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      Table 1. Design specifications for zoom optical system

      Wavelength /nm3.7-4.8
      MW cooled infrared detector1280×1024
      Pixel size /(μm×μm)15×15
      Effective focal length(EFL)/mm25-1200
      F-numberF4(cold shield)/F5.5(warm shield)
      DistortionLess than 2%
      Temperature /℃-40-+60
      Dimensions(mm×mm×mm)≤360×238×290
    • Table 2. Focusing amount of zoom lens at long focal length position

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      Table 2. Focusing amount of zoom lens at long focal length position

      Object distanceFocusing amount /mm
      Infinity-40 ℃20 ℃+65 ℃
      +1.450-0.91
    • Table 3. Focusing amount of zoom lens at short focal length position

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      Table 3. Focusing amount of zoom lens at short focal length position

      Object distanceFocusing amount /mm
      Infinity-40 ℃20 ℃+65 ℃
      -2.420+1.59
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    Hongbo Zhang, Aqi Yan, Shuangliang He, Keyi Zhang, Hao Wang. Optical System Design of MWIR Continuous Zoom Lens with High Zoom Ratio[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(12): 1222002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Feb. 9, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 6, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 20, 2023

    The Author Email: Aqi Yan (yanaqi@opt.ac.cn), Hao Wang (wanghao@opt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230537

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