The present invention relates to the technical field of spectrometers, and more particularly to a design method of a wavenumber linearity dispersion optical system and an imaging spectrometer.
In spectral-domain optical coherence chromatography systems, the linear distribution of wavenumbers achieved by the spectrometer system can not only significantly reduce the interpolation error of the image to improve the image quality, but also improve the imaging speed and sensitivity of the system. The near-linear distribution of wavenumbers was first obtained by Traub in 1990 by using a grism structure, but its linearity was not high. In 2007 Hu achieved linear wavenumber distribution with higher linearity by separating the grating from the prism and introduced it into the spectral-domain optical coherence chromatography system.
Currently, there are three main optical methods to achieve high wavenumber linearity. In the first method, it is obtained by the combination of grating and prism and optimization based on variables including the slot density of the grating, the included angle between the grating and the prism, the vertex angle of the prism, and the material of the prism to achieve linear distribution of wavenumbers. However, the disadvantage of using only the combination of grating and prism for beam splitting to achieve linear wavenumber distribution is that the grating and the prism should have a particular included angle therebetween to obtain highly linear distribution, which increases the size of the system and the difficulty in assembly and adjustment. In the second method, linear wavenumber distribution is achieved through joint beam splitting by two gratings and optimization based on variables including the slot density of the grating and the included angle between the gratings. However, joint beam splitting by two gratings leads to low energy utilization. In the third method, free-form surfaces are introduced based on the combination of the prism and the grating to achieve wavenumber distribution with higher linearity. However, the introduction of free-form surfaces leads to excessively high cost.
The present invention aims to overcome the technical problems in existing optical systems allowing high wavenumber linearity of a complicated structure, large size, low energy utilization and high cost.
To overcome the technical problems mentioned above, the present invention provides a design method of a wavenumber linearity dispersion optical system including the following steps.
Preferably, between the steps S4 and S5 the method further includes designing an objective lens in which negative distortion and longitudinal chromatic aberration can be introduced.
Preferably, the objective lens includes a first positive lens, a first negative lens, a second positive lens and a third positive lens that are sequentially arranged. The incident height and incident angle of an off-axis view field chief ray on the third positive lens are increased to produce negative spherical aberration in order to introduce negative distortion.
Preferably, a second negative lens is further provided at the side of the third positive lens far away from the second positive lens to correct the field curvature.
Preferably, the first positive lens, the first negative lens, the second positive lens, the third positive lens and the second negative lens are made of the same material to introduce longitudinal chromatic aberration.
Preferably, the first positive lens, the first negative lens, the second positive lens, the third positive lens and the second negative lens have a refractive index in the range of 1.5 to 2.3.
Preferably, the step S5 includes optimizing the optical system by changing the curvature of the objective lens, the interval between adjacent lenses, the thickness of the lens, and the material of the lens.
Preferably, the step S2 includes specifically the following steps.
S21: selecting a number n of equal-difference wavenumbers from the operating band.
S22: assuming the incident angle of a collimated ray on the grating as θin, the diffraction angle as θd, the included angle between the grating and the prism as β, the vertex angle of the prism as α, the incident angles of the ray on the front and back surfaces of the prism respectively as θ1 and θ3 and the corresponding exit angles respectively as θ2 and θ, the refractive index of the prism as n(λ), and the exit angle of the center wavenumber
on the back surface of the prism as
with its exit direction as the optical axis direction of the objective lens, and based on the geometrical relationship, the grating equation and the law of refraction, obtaining:
where d is the grating constant, λ=2π/k is the wavelength of the light, β=θ1−θd, and θ3=α−θ2.
S23: combining equation (1) with equation (2) and obtaining the exit angle of the ray on the back surface of the prism as:
is the view field angle at which the ray of wavenumber kn enters the objective lens, and
is the view field angle at which the ray of wavenumber k1 enters the objective lens.
S24: defining a linearity evaluation coefficient RMS:
Preferably, in the step S4, the compensation for distortion of the objective lens is
and
The present invention further discloses an imaging spectrometer that is fabricated by the design method of a wavenumber linearity dispersion optical system described above.
The present invention has the following beneficial effects.
The invention will be further illustrated with reference to the drawings and particular embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can better understand and implement the present invention, but the listed embodiments are intended as limitations of the present invention.
To achieve miniaturization of the wavenumber linearity spectrometer and increase the wavenumber linearity, in the present invention, objective-lens-aberration compensated wavenumber linearity is utilized to achieve higher wavenumber linearity without separating the grating from the prism. The basic principle is as follows. After the collimated light is split by a beam splitting element, rays of different wavenumbers enter the objective lens at different angles. As shown in
As shown in
First step: building an optical system including a grating 10, a prism 20 and an objective lens 30 that are sequentially arranged, wherein the grating 10 adjoins the prism 20. That is, the included angle β between the grating and the prism is 0. Collimated light is split through the grating 10 and the prism 20 into rays of different wavenumbers, and rays of different wavenumbers enter the objective lens 30 at different angles and image on an image plane 40.
Second step: defining a linearity evaluation coefficient RMS, which is the root-mean-square error of intervals between equal-difference wavenumbers in an operating band on the image plane, this step includes specifically the following steps.
S21: selecting n equal-difference wavenumbers from the operating band.
S22: assuming the incident angle of a collimated ray on the grating as θin, the diffraction angle as θd, the included angle between the grating and the prism as β, the vertex angle of the prism as α, the incident angles of the ray on the front and back surfaces of the prism respectively as θ1 and θ3 and the corresponding exit angles respectively as θ2 and θ, the refractive index of the prism as n(λ), and the exit angle of the center wavenumber
on the back surface or the prism as
with its exit direction as the optical axis direction of the objective lens, and based on the geometrical relationship, the grating equation and the law of refraction, obtaining:
where d is the grating constant, λ=2π/k is the wavelength of the light, β=θ1−θd, and θ3=α−θ2.
S23: combining equation (1) with equation (2) and obtaining the exit angle of the ray on the back surface of the prism as:
is the view field angle at which the ray of wavenumber kn enters the objective lens, and
is the view field angle at which the ray of wavenumber k1 enters the objective lens.
S24: defining a linearity evaluation coefficient RMS:
S3: assuming the length of the image plane Y as a constant value, assigning a minimum value to the linearity evaluation coefficient RMS through adjustment to the vertex angle α of the prism. When the linearity evaluation coefficient RMS is at minimum, the vertex angle of the prism is α1.
S4: acquiring compensations for distortion and longitudinal chromatic aberration of the objective lens based on the location interval between equal-difference wavenumbers on the image plane when the vertex angle of the prism is α1, including specifically:
and
In the present invention, the structure of the objective lens can be designed to introduce negative distortion and longitudinal chromatic aberration. The objective lens may include a combination of multiple lenses.
With reference to
Fifth step: optimizing the objective lens based on the compensations for distortion and longitudinal chromatic aberration of the objective lens to obtain an optimized optical system, including: optimizing the optical system by changing the curvature of the objective lens, the interval between adjacent lenses, the thickness of the lens, and the material of the lens and obtaining values assigned to these variables through the least square method.
The technical solution of the present invention is to be further described below with a specific embodiment.
In this embodiment, the operating band of the wavenumber linearity spectrometer is 750 nm to 950 nm, the protective glasses on both sides of the transmissive grating 10 are BK7, the grating line pair number is 1200/mm, the material of the prism is ZnS, the size of the line detector is 20.4 mm, the size of the pixel is 10 μm×20 μm, and the spectral resolution is 0.1 nm. The equal-difference wavenumber samples are shown in Table 1.
The grating adjoins the prism with a vertex angle of 32.0° to form an initial structure of the beam splitting element. The compensations for distortion and longitudinal chromatic aberration in the largest view field needed for the objective lens are estimated respectively as:
The corresponding objective lens is designed based on the estimated aberration to obtain an optimized wavenumber linearity spectrometer system.
As shown in
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The above described embodiments are only preferred embodiments to fully illustrate the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitution or variation made by those skilled in the art on the basis of the present invention shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202011240668.5 | Nov 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/137811 | 12/19/2020 | WO |