Freeform optics for imaging

JP Rolland, MA Davies, TJ Suleski, C Evans, A Bauer… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In the last 10 years, freeform optics has enabled compact and high-performance imaging
systems. This article begins with a brief history of freeform optics, focusing on imaging …

Starting geometry creation and design method for freeform optics

A Bauer, EM Schiesser, JP Rolland - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
We describe a method for designing freeform optics based on the aberration theory of
freeform surfaces that guides the development of a taxonomy of starting-point geometries …

Freeform spectrometer enabling increased compactness

J Reimers, A Bauer, KP Thompson… - Light: Science & …, 2017 - nature.com
We present optical designs with freeform optics in the context of hyperspectral imaging.
Results show designs that are 5× more compact in volume than similar designs using …

[PDF][PDF] 自由曲面成像光学系统设计: 理论, 发展与应用

杨通, 段璎哲, 程德文, 王涌天 - Acta Optica Sinica, 2021 - researching.cn
摘要传统球面以及非球面可供光学系统设计使用的自由度较少. 自由曲面打破了旋转对称以及
平移对称的几何约束, 特别适用于校正非旋转对称系统的像差, 同时可以减少系统中元件的数量 …

Design of a head-up display based on freeform reflective systems for automotive applications

SL Wei, ZC Fan, ZB Zhu, DL Ma - Applied optics, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Automotive head-up display (HUD), a typical application in augmented reality (AR), has
gained popularity in recent years. In this paper, we propose a novel design configuration of …

[PDF][PDF] 复杂光学曲面数理描述和设计方法研究

程德文, 陈海龙, 王涌天, 杨通 - Acta Optica Sinica, 2023 - researching.cn
摘要为满足高性能光学系统的设计要求, 需要研究面形灵活可控的光学曲面数理描述方法和其
相应的分析及设计方法. 具有更多自由度的复杂光学曲面可以有效提升光学系统的性能 …

[PDF][PDF] 自由曲面成像光学系统的设计方法及其应用

王梦晖, 赵高兴, 时其然, 谭益林, 朱钧 - Acta Optica Sinica, 2023 - researching.cn
摘要得益于自由曲面更多的设计自由度和强大的像差校正能力, 人们设计出了众多具有超高性能
, 紧凑结构及新奇功能的成像光学系统. 但自由曲面的数学复杂性以及非旋转对称性也对传统的 …

General formula to design a freeform singlet free of spherical aberration and astigmatism

RG González-Acuña, HA Chaparro-Romo… - Applied …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, an analytical closed-form formula for the design of freeform lenses free of
spherical aberration and astigmatism is presented. Given the equation of the freeform input …

[HTML][HTML] Optical design of the freeform reflective imaging system with wide rectangular FOV and low F-number

W Wu, G Jin, J Zhu - Results in Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, freeform optical surfaces have been used increasingly in a variety of off-axis
reflective imaging systems with high performance levels. However, it is a difficult and …

Starting point designs for freeform four-mirror systems

JC Papa, JM Howard, JP Rolland - Optical Engineering, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Driven by the development of freeform four-mirror solutions, we review and compare
analytical methods to generate starting point designs with various states of correction …