Designing a plano-convex aspheric lens for fiber optics collimator

A plano-convex aspheric lens is designed to collimate the emitted light of the fiber optics. In this paper even orders of general aspheres are used to describe the aspheric surfaces sag. To determine the aspheric coefficient, the even asphere polynomial are fitted on the computed sag data. The surface sag data is determined using genetic algorithm method. The surface sag was analyzed by the commercial optical software package ZEMAX. For typical fiber optics, the numerical aperture (NA) of 0.22 was assumed. With this specification, the expected output spot diagram of 20 mm and the maximum aperture of 25.4 mm have been obtained. A comparison between here presented lens and the similar type of conventional lens has been carried out; the proposed aspheric lens corrected the spherical aberration, which led to increase in the collimated distance.     

计算机产生全息图对补偿器检测的技术研究

用一种计算全息板代替补偿器零检验光路中理想的大型非球面,实现对补偿器的定量检验.用于检测补偿器旋转对称的二元反射式全息板根据非球面方程设计,并确定其光程差,再由激光直写(精度可达0.6μm)来制作完成,合成相当于理想非球面反射波前.其检测精度小于λ/10.补偿器的参量由抛物面和三级球差理论确定.     

Alteration of the profile of ink-jet-deposited UV-cured lenses using applied electric fields

Microlens arrays and microoptical components in general are integral components in a wide range of high-tech products. The ability to fabricate such elements cheaply and with a high degree of accuracy is vital for the development of the next generation of optics-based technologies. There are currently a wide range of microoptical element fabrication technologies. These techniques all have advantages and disadvantages and no one technique is yet sufficient to meet all possible application criteria. One method that has been examined recently is the ink-jet deposition method. This method applies well-established ink-jet printer technology and is thus one possible candidate for large-scale fabrication of inexpensive components. The lenses fabricated using this method are normally found to have spherical profiles. In this paper, we examine the possibility of modifying the profile of these spherical lenses using an applied electric field (E-field). We note that the resulting aspheric lenses have a wide number of applications. These include beam shaping and power transfer applications including fiber coupling. In this paper we describe initial experiments involving single lenses. The single lenses produced using applied E-Fields differ significantly from lenses produced with no applied E-field.     

二次成形式Coude光学系统的设计、检测与装调

介绍了一台口径为1.23m光电望远镜的Coude光学系统,通过比较国内外地基大口径望远镜Coude光学系统的形式,结合实际情况,设计了以离轴非球面反射镜作为二次成像元件的Coude光学系统,并给出了相应的检测和装调的方法.经实际检测和装调对准后,对Coude光学系统的设计、检测和装调对准过程中的误差进行了分析和比较,证明了检测与装调方法的可靠性和先进性.该Coude光学系统的焦距为125m,视场为1.5′,波段为0.4~5μm,系统波像差优于λ/50(λ=0.632 8μm),实验室内检测波像差为λ/20.装调对准完成后对恒星观测,用Shack-Hartmann波前探测器测量其波前误差,得到整个望远镜Coude光学系统的波像差优于λ/4.     

Limitations of the Shack–Hartmann sensor for testing optical aspherics

Aspheric lenses and surfaces are increasingly used in modern high-quality optics. Therefore, new measuring methods for an accurate quantification of these aspheres are also necessary. The current approach to quantify aspheres is to apply null systems such as computer-generated holograms as a part of a null lens in a interferometer. An alternative to this method is the Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor. The dynamic range of this sensor can be adjusted by the optical parameters of the applied microlens array. Hence, large wavefront aberrations can be measured directly without a null lens. However, there are basic limitations in the dynamic range of a Shack–Hartmann sensor (SHS) depending on the curvature of the incident wavefront. In this paper, an analytical expression to determine the strongest wavefront curvature which can be measured with a defined microlens array of an SHS is derived. It allows to calculate the microlens parameters required to measure the wavefront of a test lens. Particularly, the influence of rotational symmetric aspherical wavefront shapes to the dynamic range of an SHS has been studied. A comparison between interferometry and the SHS has been accomplished. Numerical solutions using scalar diffraction theory illustrate the analytical predictions.     

Testing a large aspheric surface based on analysis of scanning 3D interferogram

A new method based on new reconstruction algorithm and new interferogram fringe analysis was proposed for testing a large aspheric surface. In the testing process, firstly, the interferometer or the tested aspheric surface was shifted relatively for measurement of the whole aperture of the tested aspheric surface to obtain a series of interferograms. Then these interferograms were analyzed to extract the best matching point, where the annular sub-surface was tangent with the corresponding reference sphere of the reference wavefront. Finally, the wavefront aberration of the whole aperture was figured out to describe the deformation information of the tested surface. Without any additional null optical elements, this method can perform the measurement directly. So, this method provides an effective and convenient means of testing the large-aperture aspheric surface. The mathematical model of this method is described, and the results of simulation tests are presented to verify it.     

Common black coatings – reflectance and ageing characteristics in the 0.32–14.3 μm wavelength range

The diffuse and regular reflectances of five optically absorbing coatings frequently used in optical systems, were measured over the 0.32–14.3 μm wavelength range, before and after exposure to heat and intense optical radiation. The measured coatings included Nextel Velvet Black, an anodised coating and NPL Super Black. The anodised coating exhibited substantial variations in its diffuse and regular reflectance values after thermal and simulated solar ageing. Solar and thermal ageing of the Nextel Velvet Black resulted in increases of its reflectance. However, thermal ageing tended to decrease the reflectance of the other paint samples examined. Thermal and solar ageing of the NPL Super Black resulted in only minor changes in its reflectance characteristics. All measurements are traceable to the UK National Standards.