IP Library Granted Patent US 12687715
Granted Patent B2
US 12687715 · App. 18/811,758 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Optical system and optical camera working at far-infrared waveband

Inventors: Chunyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Heshan Lin (Shenzhen, CN); Xiang Li (Shenzhen, CN); Zhenyu Yang (Shenzhen, CN); Chenglong Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Fengze Tan (Shenzhen, CN); Jian Zhu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN METALENX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
G02B27/0025H04N23/20H04N23/55
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Patent No.
US 12687715
App. No.
18/811,758
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system and an optical camera working at a far-infrared waveband are provided, the optical system along the optical axis from the objection side to the image side includes: a metalens and a spherical lens; the metalens is configured to correct higher-order residual wavefront aberrations; the spherical lens is configured to correct lower-order primary wavefront aberrations; the metalens and the spherical lens are configured to correct aberrations; an absolute value of the curvature radius of an objection-side surface towards the objection side for the spherical lens is greater than an absolute value of the curvature radius of an image-side surface towards the image side for the spherical lens; the optical system satisfies the following condition: 0.83≤f/D≤0.92; where f is an effective focal length of the optical system, and D is the entrance pupil diameter of the optical system.

Claims (147)

1 . An optical system working at a far-infrared waveband, wherein the optical system along an optical axis from an objection side to an image side comprises: a metalens and a spherical lens;

the metalens is configured to correct a plurality of higher-order residual wavefront aberrations;

the spherical lens is configured to correct a plurality of lower-order primary wavefront aberrations;

the metalens and the spherical lens are configured to correct a plurality of aberrations;

an absolute value of a curvature radius of an objection-side surface towards the objection side for the spherical lens is greater than an absolute value of a curvature radius of an image-side surface towards the image side for the spherical lens;

the optical system satisfies the following condition expression:

0.83

f

/

D

0

.

9

2

wherein f is an effective focal length of the optical system, and D is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical system.

2 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

4.2

<

f

M

Δφ

/

R

M

<

6

.

9

wherein f M is a focal length of the metalens, Δφ is a biggest phase variation of the metalens at a single wavelength, and R M is an effective radius of the metalens.

3 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

1.

<

r

1

/

r

2

<

2

.

8

wherein r 1 is the curvature radius of the objection-side surface towards the objection side for the spherical lens, and r 2 is the curvature radius of the image-side surface towards the image side for the spherical lens.

4 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

0.4

R

M

/

R

G

0

.

5

5

wherein R M is an effective radius of the metalens, and R G is an effective radius of the spherical lens.

5 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

1

<

f

M

/

f

1.85

wherein f M is a focal length of the metalens.

6 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

1.25

f

G

/

f

1.75

wherein f G is a focal length of the spherical lens.

7 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

3.3

n

M

4

.3

3.3

n

G

4

.

3

wherein n M is a refractive index of the metalens, and n G is a refractive index of the spherical lens.

8 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further comprises:

an aperture slot; the aperture slot is set on a surface of the metalens.

9 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further comprises:

an aperture slot; an interval is set between the aperture slot and the metalens.

10 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a total track length of the optical system is less than or equal to 5 mm.

11 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a field of view for the optical system further satisfies:

100

°

FOV

120

°

wherein FOV is the field of view of the optical system.

12 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a relative illumination at an overall field of view of the optical system is greater than 60%.

13 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the metalens and the spherical lens are made of intrinsic silicon.

14 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of nanostructures are set on an image-side surface of the metalens.

15 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

2

mm

d

M

0

.

3

75

mm

wherein d M is a central thickness of the metalens.

16 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system further satisfies:

1.2

mm

d

G

2.25

mm

Wherein d G is a central thickness of the spherical lens.

17 . An optical camera working at a far-infrared waveband, wherein the optical camera comprises the optical system according to claim 1 and an imaging detector;

the imaging detector is setting on an image-side surface towards the image side for the metalens.

18 . The optical camera according to claim 17 , wherein the optical camera further comprises an optical window glass, and the optical window glass is set between the optical system and the imaging detector.

19 . The optical camera according to claim 18 , wherein the optical camera further comprises an optical window glass, and the optical window glass is set between the spherical lens and the imaging detector.