Afocal telescopes are often used as foreoptics to existing imaging systems to allow for application flexibility. To properly combine an afocal telescope with an existing imaging system, the exit pupil of the afocal telescope and the entrance pupil of the imaging system must be coincident. Additionally, the exit pupil of the afocal telescope must be well-formed; that is, it must be the correct size and shape to mitigate pupil-matching challenges. This work introduces processes for designing freeform afocal telescopes with an emphasis on understanding how to analyze and control the exit pupil quality of such systems. The included 3-mirror design examples demonstrate the advantages of using freeform surfaces in afocal systems and quantify the tradeoffs required to improve the exit pupil quality.
Freeform afocal telescope design methods and constraints
Afocal telescopes are often used as foreoptics to existing imaging systems. Here, we discuss some unique aspects of designing afocal systems and detail various afocal design studies we performed using freeform optics.
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- PAR ID:
- 10518279
- Editor(s):
- Aikens, David M; Rehn, Henning; Thibault, Simon; Uhlendorf, Kristina
- Publisher / Repository:
- SPIE
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- SPIE
- ISBN:
- 9781510668508
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 42
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Quebec City, Canada
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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