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Granted Patent B2
US 11,555,988 · App. 17/350,230 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system

Inventors: Jun Zhu (Beijing, CN); Yi-Lin Tan (Beijing, CN); Guo-Fan Jin (Beijing, CN); Shou-Shan Fan (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Tsinghua University; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
G02B17/06
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Patent No.
US 11,555,988
App. No.
17/350,230
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system including a primary reflecting mirror, a secondary reflecting mirror, and a tertiary reflecting mirror. A light beam from an object is reflected on the primary reflecting mirror to form a first reflected light beam, the first reflected light beam irradiates the secondary reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a second reflected light beam, the second reflected light beam irradiates the third reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a third reflected light beam, and the third reflected light beam reaches an image surface to form an image. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has no rotational symmetry and no meridional symmetry.

Claims (27)

1. A nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system, comprising:

a primary reflecting mirror;

a secondary reflecting mirror; and

a tertiary reflecting mirror;

a light beam from an object is reflected on the primary reflecting mirror to form a first reflected light beam, the first reflected light beam irradiates the secondary reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a second reflected light beam, the second reflected light beam irradiates the third reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a third reflected light beam, the third reflected light beam reaches an image surface to form an image, and the image surface has a β tilt of 45 degrees; and the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has no rotational symmetry and no meridional symmetry.

2. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein the light beam in the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is three-dimensionally deflected.

3. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in an X direction is 200 mm, a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Y direction is 180 mm, and a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Z direction is 180 mm.

4. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein a field of view of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 8°×6°, a F-number of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 1.3, an effective focal length of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 50 mm, an entrance pupil diameter of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 38.5 mm, a working wavelength of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is in a range from 8 μm to 14 μm.

5. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has off-axis in both a meridian plane and a sagittal plane.

6. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein a diffraction transfer function of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is greater than 0.4 at 30 cycs/mm.

7. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein mirror surfaces of the primary reflecting mirror, the secondary reflecting mirror, and the tertiary reflecting mirror have not any rotational symmetry axis.

8. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 1 , wherein mirror surfaces of the primary reflecting mirror, the secondary reflecting mirror, and the tertiary reflecting mirror have not any meridian symmetry plane.

9. A nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system, comprising:

a primary reflecting mirror;

a secondary reflecting mirror; and

a tertiary reflecting mirror;

a light beam from an object is reflected on the primary reflecting mirror to form a first reflected light beam, the first reflected light beam irradiates the secondary reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a second reflected light beam, the second reflected light beam irradiates the third reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a third reflected light beam, and the third reflected light beam reaches an image surface to form an image; the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has no rotational symmetry and no meridional symmetry, the image surface has a β tilt of 45 degrees, and the light beam in the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is three-dimensionally deflected; a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in an X direction is 200 mm, a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Y direction is 180 mm, and a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Z direction is 180 mm; and a field of view of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 8°×6°, a F-number of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 1.3, an effective focal length of the nonsymmettic freeform surface optical system is 50 mm, an entrance pupil diameter of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 38.5 mm, a working wavelength of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is in a range from 8 μm to 14 μm.

10. A nonsymmetric, freeform surface optical system, comprising:

a primary reflecting mirror;

a secondary reflecting mirror; and

a tertiary reflecting mirror;

a light beam from an object is reflected on the primary reflecting mirror to form a first reflected light beam, the first reflected light beam irradiates the secondary reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a second reflected light beam, the second reflected light beam irradiates the third reflecting mirror and is reflected to form a third reflected light beam, and the third reflected light beam reaches an image surface to form an image; mirror surfaces of the primary reflecting mirror, the secondary reflecting mirror, and the tertiary reflecting mirror have not any rotational symmetry axis; and the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has no rotational symmetry and no meridional symmetry.

11. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 10 , wherein the image surface has a β tilt of 45 degrees.

12. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 10 , wherein a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in an X direction is 200 mm, a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Y direction is 180 mm, and a dimension of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system in a Z direction is 180 mm.

13. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 10 , wherein a field of view of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 8°×6°, a F-number of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 1.3, an effective focal length of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 50 mm, an entrance pupil diameter of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is 38.5 mm, a working wavelength of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is in a range from 8 μm to 14 μm.

14. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 10 , wherein the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system has off-axis in both a meridian plane and a sagittal plane.

15. The nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system of claim 10 , wherein a diffraction transfer function of the nonsymmetric freeform surface optical system is greater than 0.4 at 30 cycs/mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: ZHU, JUN; TAN, YI-LIN; JIN, GUO-FAN; FAN, SHOU-SHAN
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110164559.8 · Feb 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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