Co-aperture broadband infrared optical system

• US 9,651,763 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huazhong University of Science & Technology
• Original Assignee: Huazhong University of Science & Technology
• Inventors: Zhang, Hong, Fei, Jindong, Zhang, Tlanxu, Dai, Xiaobing, Liu, Xlangyan, Liu, Li
• Primary Examiner(s): Porta, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS
• Application Number:
  US15/106,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20160370562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/2823 Imaging spectrometer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/11 Anti-reflection coatings
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 13/146 with corrections for use in multiple wavelength bands, such as infrared and visible light, e.g. FLIR systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 17/0808 on-axis systems with at least one of the mirrors having a central aperture
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0025 for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/142 Coating structures, e.g. thin films multilayers
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/182 for mirrors

Abstract

The present invention discloses a co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, belonging to the field of infrared optical system. The system realizes long wave infrared (LWIR) imaging and broadband infrared spectrum measurement, and solves the problems of limited optical path layout, large volume and high cost of an optical system. The present invention includes a Cassegrain lens, a spectroscope, a reflector, several lens groups, an FPA interface and an optical fiber interface. Light (2 μm˜12 μm) is incident to the Cassegrain lens to be focused, then is split by the spectroscope, where 50% of the LWIR light (8 μm˜10 μm) passes through the lens group for aberration correction, and the image plane is focused again at the imaging interface. The other 50% of the LWIR light (8 μm˜10 μm) and the infrared reflected light (2 μm˜8 μm and 10 μm˜12 μm) pass through the lens group, and are reflected by the reflector, then focused at the optical fiber interface. The present invention is compact in overall structure and convenient and flexible to use, has relatively low cost, and can be integrated into an image-spectrum associated detection device to implement automatic detection and tracking, which can be widely used in civil and military fields such as environmental monitoring and infrared guidance.

Claims

1. A co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, comprising:

a Cassegrain lens;

a first lens group;

a spectroscope;

a second lens group;

an imaging interface;

a third lens group;

a reflector;

a fourth lens group; and

an optical fiber interface,

wherein the first lens group is located at an exit optical path of the Cassegrain lens and arranged coaxially with the Cassegrain lens;

a center of a mirror plane of the spectroscope coincides with a central axis, and the mirror plane of the spectroscope is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis;

the second lens group is located at a transmission optical path of the spectroscope;

the imaging interface is located at a tail of the second lens group, and an exit pupil of the second lens group coincides with an interface surface of the imaging interface, for arranging an imaging component;

the third lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the spectroscope;

a center of the mirror plane of the reflector coincides with a central axis of the third lens group, and the mirror plane of the reflector is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis, keeping parallel with the spectroscope;

the fourth lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the reflector;

the optical fiber interface is arranged at a rear of the fourth lens group, and an end surface of the optical fiber interface coincides with an exit pupil of the fourth lens group; and

the Cassegrain lens comprises a primary mirror and a secondary mirror, an obscuration ratio of the primary mirror and the secondary mirror is not greater than 1;

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2. A co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, comprising:

a Cassegrain lens;

a first lens group;

a spectroscope;

a second lens group;

an imaging interface;

a third lens group;

a reflector;

a fourth lens group; and

an optical fiber interface,

wherein the first lens group is located at an exit optical path of the Cassegrain lens and arranged coaxially with the Cassegrain lens;

a center of a mirror plane of the spectroscope coincides with a central axis, and the mirror plane of the spectroscope is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis;

the second lens group is located at a transmission optical path of the spectroscope;

the imaging interface is located at a tail of the second lens group, and an exit pupil of the second lens group coincides with an interface surface of the imaging interface, for arranging an imaging component;

the third lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the spectroscope;

a center of the mirror plane of the reflector coincides with a central axis of the third lens group, and the mirror plane of the reflector is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis, keeping parallel with the spectroscope;

the fourth lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the reflector;

the optical fiber interface is arranged at a rear of the fourth lens group, and an end surface of the optical fiber interface coincides with an exit pupil of the fourth lens group; and

the first lens group comprises a crescent convex lens and a planoconvex lens sequentially arranged coaxially at the central axis, for performing aberration correction and chromatic aberration correction on an infrared light focused by the Cassegrain lens.

3. A co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, comprising:

a Cassegrain lens;

a first lens group;

a spectroscope;

a second lens group;

an imaging interface;

a third lens group;

a reflector;

a fourth lens group; and

an optical fiber interface,

wherein the first lens group is located at an exit optical path of the Cassegrain lens and arranged coaxially with the Cassegrain lens;

a center of a mirror plane of the spectroscope coincides with a central axis, and the mirror plane of the spectroscope is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis;

the second lens group is located at a transmission optical path of the spectroscope;

the imaging interface is located at a tail of the second lens group, and an exit pupil of the second lens group coincides with an interface surface of the imaging interface, for arranging an imaging component;

the third lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the spectroscope;

a center of the mirror plane of the reflector coincides with a central axis of the third lens group, and the mirror plane of the reflector is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis, keeping parallel with the spectroscope;

the fourth lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the reflector;

the optical fiber interface is arranged at a rear of the fourth lens group, and an end surface of the optical fiber interface coincides with an exit pupil of the fourth lens group; and

the second lens group comprises a first concave lens, a second concave lens, a first planoconvex lens, a third concave lens, and a second planoconvex lens that are disposed sequentially and coaxially.

4. A co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, comprising:

a Cassegrain lens;

a first lens group;

a spectroscope;

a second lens group;

an imaging interface;

a third lens group;

a reflector;

a fourth lens group; and

an optical fiber interface,

wherein the first lens group is located at an exit optical path of the Cassegrain lens and arranged coaxially with the Cassegrain lens;

a center of a mirror plane of the spectroscope coincides with a central axis, and the mirror plane of the spectroscope is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis;

the second lens group is located at a transmission optical path of the spectroscope;

the imaging interface is located at a tail of the second lens group, and an exit pupil of the second lens group coincides with an interface surface of the imaging interface, for arranging an imaging component;

the third lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the spectroscope;

a center of the mirror plane of the reflector coincides with a central axis of the third lens group, and the mirror plane of the reflector is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis, keeping parallel with the spectroscope;

the fourth lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the reflector;

the optical fiber interface is arranged at a rear of the fourth lens group, and an end surface of the optical fiber interface coincides with an exit pupil of the fourth lens group; and

the third lens group comprises a concave lens, a planoconvex lens, and another concave lens that are disposed sequentially and coaxially.

5. A co-aperture broadband infrared optical system, comprising:

a Cassegrain lens;

a first lens group;

a spectroscope;

a second lens group;

an imaging interface;

a third lens group;

a reflector;

a fourth lens group; and

an optical fiber interface,

wherein the first lens group is located at an exit optical path of the Cassegrain lens and arranged coaxially with the Cassegrain lens;

a center of a mirror plane of the spectroscope coincides with a central axis, and the mirror plane of the spectroscope is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis;

the second lens group is located at a transmission optical path of the spectroscope;

the imaging interface is located at a tail of the second lens group, and an exit pupil of the second lens group coincides with an interface surface of the imaging interface, for arranging an imaging component;

the third lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the spectroscope;

a center of the mirror plane of the reflector coincides with a central axis of the third lens group, and the mirror plane of the reflector is arranged to form an angle of 45°

with the central axis, keeping parallel with the spectroscope;

the fourth lens group is located at a reflection optical path of the reflector;

the optical fiber interface is arranged at a rear of the fourth lens group, and an end surface of the optical fiber interface coincides with an exit pupil of the fourth lens group; and

the fourth lens group comprises a crescent convex lens, a planoconvex lens, and another planoconvex lens that are disposed sequentially and coaxially.