Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging
At present, off-axis three-mirror optical systems mostly adopt aspherical mirrors with small apertures and small F/# to meet the development requirements of remote sensing payloads towards high precision, small volume, and lightweight design. However, current references rarely provide the derivation...
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| description | At present, off-axis three-mirror optical systems mostly adopt aspherical mirrors with small apertures and small F/# to meet the development requirements of remote sensing payloads towards high precision, small volume, and lightweight design. However, current references rarely provide the derivation, design, and detection of the testing light path for aspherical mirrors with small apertures and small F/#. Aiming at the existing gap, this paper proposes a method of decomposing the compensation optical path into two imaging light paths and derives the initial structure of the compensation optical path. Furthermore, specific solutions are proposed from two aspects: the design of the null compensator and the establishment of the testing light path. Finally, the compensation optical path design and detection are carried out for the primary mirror and the tertiary mirror of the self-calibrating real entrance pupil imaging spectrometer, guiding the completion of the system processing, assembly, and adjustment. The detection results show that the RMS of the surface shapes of the primary mirror and the tertiary mirror is 1/40λ (λ = 633 nm). This derivation method and the design method of the initial optical path have the characteristics of simple calculation, rapid optimization, and universal applicability, and are applicable to the detection of all quadratic concave surfaces. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7dc1d14e18c8407cb5b6efb2bec2e5fc2025-08-20T01:56:41ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-05-0112548510.3390/photonics12050485Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary ImagingXinrui Wang0Xin Li1Quan Zhang2Wei Wei3Enchao Liu4Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, ChinaAnhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, ChinaAnhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, ChinaAnhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, ChinaAnhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, ChinaAt present, off-axis three-mirror optical systems mostly adopt aspherical mirrors with small apertures and small F/# to meet the development requirements of remote sensing payloads towards high precision, small volume, and lightweight design. However, current references rarely provide the derivation, design, and detection of the testing light path for aspherical mirrors with small apertures and small F/#. Aiming at the existing gap, this paper proposes a method of decomposing the compensation optical path into two imaging light paths and derives the initial structure of the compensation optical path. Furthermore, specific solutions are proposed from two aspects: the design of the null compensator and the establishment of the testing light path. Finally, the compensation optical path design and detection are carried out for the primary mirror and the tertiary mirror of the self-calibrating real entrance pupil imaging spectrometer, guiding the completion of the system processing, assembly, and adjustment. The detection results show that the RMS of the surface shapes of the primary mirror and the tertiary mirror is 1/40λ (λ = 633 nm). This derivation method and the design method of the initial optical path have the characteristics of simple calculation, rapid optimization, and universal applicability, and are applicable to the detection of all quadratic concave surfaces.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/5/485aspheric surface figure testingnull testinggeometric opticsnull compensator design |
| spellingShingle | Xinrui Wang Xin Li Quan Zhang Wei Wei Enchao Liu Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging Photonics aspheric surface figure testing null testing geometric optics null compensator design |
| title | Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging |
| title_full | Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging |
| title_fullStr | Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging |
| title_short | Efficient Testing Light Path for Aspherical Surfaces Based on Secondary Imaging |
| title_sort | efficient testing light path for aspherical surfaces based on secondary imaging |
| topic | aspheric surface figure testing null testing geometric optics null compensator design |
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