Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 4, 240293(2025)

Low temperature focal surface presetting technology for light and small infrared camera

Zhongrui Jin, Junru Song*, Chao Wang, Cong Wang, Dongke He, Zhiyuan Liu, Shengjie Zhang, and Chunyu Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(23)
    Structure model of light and small infrared camera
    Optical system model
    Mirror thermal deformation surface simulation flow
    Thermal deformation simulation analysis of primary mirror
    Simulation analysis of thermal deformation of the secondary mirror
    Thermal deformation simulation analysis of front mirror tube
    Optical system MTF value at room temperature
    Optical system MTF value after low temperature defocusing
    Optical system MTF value after room temperature focusing
    The optical system detects the optical path at low temperature
    Construction of beam expanding system
    The low temperature wavefront of the optical system
    Fine-tuned collimation of standard spherical rear system wavefront
    Optical system fixed focus test at room temperature
    MTF overfocus curve at room temperature
    Low temperature imaging optical path
    Schematic diagram of camera low temperature test
    Vacuum low temperature overfocus curve
    • Table 1. Optical system parameter

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      Table 1. Optical system parameter

      ParameterData
      Operating wavelength/μm3.6-4.2
      Entrance pupil diameter/mm181
      Focal length/mm535
      Back focal length/mm30.37
      Operating temperature/K220
    • Table 2. Variation of mirror curvature radius at low temperature

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      Table 2. Variation of mirror curvature radius at low temperature

      MirrorRadius of vertex curvature (△R)/mm
      Primary mirror−0.12
      Secondary mirror0.04
    • Table 3. The low temperature refractive index of Ge

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      Table 3. The low temperature refractive index of Ge

      Temperature/KRefractive index
      210.003.99290
      220.003.99656
      230.004.00027
      293.154.02500
    • Table 4. The low temperature refractive index of Si

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      Table 4. The low temperature refractive index of Si

      Temperature/KRefractive index
      210.003.99290
      220.003.99656
      230.004.00027
      293.154.02500
    • Table 5. Constant and low temperature parameters of low temperature optical system

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      Table 5. Constant and low temperature parameters of low temperature optical system

      TemperatureMTFFocal length/mmBack intercept/mmPV/RMS (λ=3.39 μm)Wavefront
      Normal temperature0.32535.030.370.245λ/0.0252λ
      Low temperature0538.430.753.166λ/0.4464λ
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    Zhongrui Jin, Junru Song, Chao Wang, Cong Wang, Dongke He, Zhiyuan Liu, Shengjie Zhang, Chunyu Wang. Low temperature focal surface presetting technology for light and small infrared camera[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2025, 52(4): 240293

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    Paper Information

    Category: Article

    Received: Dec. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 3, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 11, 2025

    The Author Email: Junru Song (宋俊儒)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2025.240293

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