Abstract

A new compact optical zoom lens system with variable focal length 100–200 mm for uncooled LWIR (8–12 μm) camera is designed. It is used for long-range detection. The optimized IR zoom lens consists of four group elements. The F/# of the zoom system is F/1.4 at all zoom positions. Its performance reaches the diffraction limit at each focal length position. Moreover, optical design and image quality are calculated by ZEMAX optical software. The imaging quality performance is steady during zoom process. In addition to the above benefits, the optimized IR zoom lens is light and compact (200 mm) with 4 lenses and only one of them has diffractive surface to lower production cost. Upon applying anti-reflection coating, the total transmittance of the optical system is enhanced from 2 to 99% at λ = 10 µm.

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