Compact, unit magnification, reflective imaging relay using freeform surfaces

Jose Sasian; Weichuan Gao

doi:10.1117/1.OE.59.9.095103

Compact, unit magnification, reflective imaging relay using freeform surfaces

Jose Sasian, Weichuan Gao

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We present a design for a unit magnification imaging relay that is compact. The design uses two mirrors, and one is used by light twice for a three-reflection system. The mirrors are specified with freeform surfaces. There are several tradeoffs of performance depending on field of view, F / #, and wavelength range. One example provides a 30-mm circular field of view at F / 2.8, and another example provides a circular field of view of 40 mm in diameter at F / 4 for a length of 1/4400 mm. Adding a third nearly flat mirror allows a system to provide a 50-mm field of view at F / 4 for a length of 420 mm. A last example includes a beam splitter cube to allow accessing the full field of view. These systems are diffraction limited at 550 nm.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	095103
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	59
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.9.095103
State	Published - Sep 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

freeform surfaces
imaging relay
plane symmetry
reflective optics
unit magnification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Engineering

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