Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 5, 0522004(2023)

Optical Design of an Airborne Light Weight Camera with Wide Field of View and High Resolution

Chenxin Zeng1,2,3, Jiahui Li1,2,3, Fenli Tan1,2,3, and Yiqun Ji1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
  • 2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Technologies, Ministry of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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    Structure of optical layout of folding monocentric objective. (a) Side view; (b) top view
    Schematic diagram of double monocentric ball lens
    Optical layout of monocentric ball lens
    Spot diagram of monocentric ball lens
    Model diagram of folding monocentric objective
    Imaging principle of relay lens array. (a) Side view of single channel of folding cascade optical system; (b) schematic diagram of relay lens array
    Schematic diagram of paraxial imaging of spherical object
    Subsystem optical path structure diagram of relay imager
    Relative illuminance curve of relay imager
    Structure diagram of single channel of folding cascade optical system
    Simplified model diagram of folding cascade optical system
    Relationship between d and folding cascade optical system parameters. (a) Relationship between d and FOV; (b) relationship between d and tube length
    Optical layout of single channel of folding cascade optical system
    Spot diagram of folding cascade optical system
    MTF curves of folding cascade optical system
    Performance curves of folding cascade optical system. (a) Field curvature; (b) distortion curve
    Imaging simulation map of multi-channel folding cascade optical system
    • Table 1. Parameters of multi-channel folding cascade optical system

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      Table 1. Parameters of multi-channel folding cascade optical system

      ItemSpecification
      FOV of full channels /(°)109.6
      FOV of one channel /(°)5.6
      Number of channels21
      Cone angle of a relay imager /(°)5.2
      Overlap FOV for neighboring relay imagers /(°)0.4
      Overlap rate /%14.3
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    Chenxin Zeng, Jiahui Li, Fenli Tan, Yiqun Ji. Optical Design of an Airborne Light Weight Camera with Wide Field of View and High Resolution[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(5): 0522004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Jan. 15, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 3, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Yiqun Ji (jiyiqun@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP220743

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