Multiscale lens design

doi:10.1364/OE.17.010659

Multiscale lens design

David J. Brady and Nathan Hagen »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 13, pp. 10659-10674 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.010659

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Abstract

While lenses of aperture less than 1000λ frequently form images with pixel counts approaching the space-bandwidth limit, only heroic designs approach the theoretical information capacity at larger scales. We propose to use the field processing capabilities of small-scale secondary lens arrays to correct aberrations due to larger scale objective lenses, with an ultimate goal of achieving diffraction-limited imaging for apertures greater than 10,000λ. We present an example optical design using an 8 mm entrance pupil capable of resolving 20 megapixels.

OCIS Codes
(100.0100) Image processing : Image processing
(110.0110) Imaging systems : Imaging systems
(220.1000) Optical design and fabrication : Aberration compensation
(220.3620) Optical design and fabrication : Lens system design
(110.1758) Imaging systems : Computational imaging

ToC Category:
Optical Design and Fabrication

History
Original Manuscript: March 20, 2009
Revised Manuscript: June 1, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 5, 2009
Published: June 10, 2009

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David J. Brady and Nathan Hagen, "Multiscale lens design," Opt. Express 17, 10659-10674 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-13-10659

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