Chinese Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 4, 879(2025)

Design of visual optical system based on Varifocal zoom structure

Shen-bao HU, Jing ZHANG*, Gong ZHANG, Jun-ming ZHANG, and Yan ZHANG
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  • College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    Most of the current visual training products available on the market use electronic screens to display objects of varying dimensions and distances, thereby stimulating the ciliary muscle through looking at the screen for visual function training. However, this method involves blue light radiation, which poses a potential hazard to the human eye. To address this issue, a visual optical system based on a Varifocal zoom structure has been designed. The system achieves continuous magnification of optical power by manipulating the lateral movement of two sets of lenses perpendicular to the optical axis. This simulates changes in object distance and stimulating ciliary muscle regulation training. This paper first derives the surface shape limits of variable focal length lenses, incorporates the variable focal length spherical effect equation to optimize the basic surface shape of Alvarez lenses, and uses Zemax software for design. The designed lens surface is characterized by a third-order XY polynomial free-form surface, with a maximum relative vertical axis offset of 5.6 mm between the two groups of lenses, achieving continuous magnification of refractive power between +4D and -8D. The design results indicate that the full-field modulation transfer function exceeds 0.3 at a Nyquist frequency of 30 lp/mm, with root mean square (RMS) radius values approaching the Airy spot radius value and distortion below 2%. The imaging quality of this optical system is satisfactory.

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    Shen-bao HU, Jing ZHANG, Gong ZHANG, Jun-ming ZHANG, Yan ZHANG. Design of visual optical system based on Varifocal zoom structure[J]. Chinese Optics, 2025, 18(4): 879

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    Received: Sep. 29, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2024-0176

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