Off-axis four-mirror telescope with a wide field of view and a long focal length using double integrated mirrors

An off-axis four-mirror optical system has the advantages of a wide field of view (FOV) and a small telephoto ratio. However, it will bring difficulties in assembly and detection. Here we report an off-axis four-mirror free-form telescope with a long focal length and a wide field of view based on tw...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 2023-10, Vol.62 (29), p.7773
Main Authors: Zhu, Liwei, Xie, Hongbo, Chen, Jie, Yang, Tong, Yang, Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aberration
Field of view
Free form
Mirrors
Remote sensing
Telescopes
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Summary:An off-axis four-mirror optical system has the advantages of a wide field of view (FOV) and a small telephoto ratio. However, it will bring difficulties in assembly and detection. Here we report an off-axis four-mirror free-form telescope with a long focal length and a wide field of view based on two integration mirrors. The initial structure of a coaxial four-mirror optical system is established based on the Seidel aberration theory. A Zernike Fringe free-form surface is introduced to correct aberrations. By gradually increasing the entrance pupil diameter and the FOV, we finally obtain an off-axis four-mirror telescope with a FOV of 0.4 ∘ ×20 ∘ , an F-number of 11.5, a long focal length of 2000 mm, and a volume of 360×400×600mm 3 . In addition, four mirrors remain coaxially aligned, remarkably facilitating detection and adjustment. The proposed off-axis four-mirror telescope, with double integration mirrors, holds great potential for application in aerospace remote sensing observations.
ISSN:1559-128X
2155-3165
DOI:10.1364/AO.500149