IP Library Granted Patent US 9,229,201
Granted Patent B2
US 9,229,201 · App. 13/501,053 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Near infrared lens

Inventors: Lin Huang (Yuyao, CN); Fujian Dai (Yuyao, CN)
Assignee: Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co. Ltd.
G02B13/14G02B13/004G02B13/008G02B13/04G02B13/18
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Patent No.
US 9,229,201
App. No.
13/501,053
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a near infrared lens, comprising four groups of lenses along the optical axis from the object space to the image space, wherein, the first lens is a meniscus-shaped lens with negative focal power, with the convex side facing the object space, and has aspherical surfaces; the second lens is a meniscus-shaped lens with positive or negative focal power, with the convex side facing the image space; the third lens is a convexo-convex, convexo-plane, or meniscus-shaped lens with positive focal power, and the convex side of the lens faces the object space if the lens is a convexo-plane or meniscus-shaped lens; the fourth lens is a lens with positive focal power, and has aspherical surfaces. With the above design, the near infrared lens can achieve high imaging quality and low distortion effects with large aperture and wide viewing angle.

Claims (21)

1. A near infrared lens, comprising four lenses along the optical axis from an object space to an image space, wherein the four lenses comprise a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, wherein the first lens is a meniscus-shaped lens with negative focal power, with a convex side of the first lens facing the object space, and has aspherical surfaces; the second lens is a meniscus-shaped lens with positive or negative focal power, with a convex side of the second lens facing the image space; the third lens is a convexo-convex, convexo-plane, or meniscus-shaped lens with positive focal power, and a convex side of the third lens faces the object space if the third lens is a convexo-plane or meniscus-shaped lens; the fourth lens is a lens with positive focal power, and has aspherical surfaces; and wherein, the near infrared lens meets the following relational expressions:

−0.5< f/f 1<−0.2  (1)

where, f1 is the focal length of the first lens, and f is the focal length of the entire system;

|f2|>|f1|  (2)

where, ═f1═ is the absolute value of the focal length of the first lens, and ═f2═ is the absolute value of the focal length of the second lens;

f4>f3  (3)

where, f3 is the focal length of the third lens, and f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens;

0.2< f/f 3<0.06  (4)

where, f3 is the focal length of the third lens, and f is the focal length of the entire system.

2. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , further comprising a diaphragm, which is located between the second lens and the third lens.

3. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 wherein, the near infrared lens meets the following relational expressions:

0< dn 3/ dt< 1 E -05, −1 E -3< dn 1/ dt<− 5 E -5, −1 E -3< dn 2/ dt<− 5 E -5

where, dn1/dt is the variation ratio of refractive index of the first lens to temperature;

where, dn2/dt is the variation ratio of refractive index of the second lens to temperature;

where, dn3/dt is the variation ratio of refractive index of the third lens to temperature.

4. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , wherein, the third lens is a glass lens, while the first, second, and fourth lenses are plastic lenses.

5. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an optical filter, which is located between the second lens and the third lens.

6. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , wherein, the positions of the lenses are fixed.

7. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , wherein, the third lens is a glass lens, while the first, second, and fourth lenses are plastic lenses.

8. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an optical filter, which is located between the second lens and the third lens.

9. The near infrared lens according to claim 1 , wherein, the positions of the lenses are fixed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2012
From: HUANG, LIN; DAI, FUJIAN
To: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028424/0388 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2011 1 0173404 · Jun 24, 2011 · national
CN 2011 2 0218239 · Jun 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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