Advances in Infrared Spectrum Zoom Imaging System Research
BAI Yu1, 2, 3, XING Ting-wen1, JIANG Ya-dong2
1. Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China 2. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China 3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Abstract：Compared with the infrared spectrum fixed focal length system and infrared spectrum dual-zoom system, infrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system which has continuous variational field of view can track targets sequentially, so it is a research direction in infrared spectrum imaging technology.Some new technologies are presented overseas in order to improve the detection performance, reduce cost and have good athermalized performance in infrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system.Infrared material, infrared detector and variable aperture, those new technologies are su mmarized and the idiographic application of those new technologies in infrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system are presented in the paper, for example athermalization of an infrared spectrum zoom lens system with new infrared material for target detection, dual band infrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system with mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared, infrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system with high ratio, nfrared spectrum continuous zoom imaging system with dual F/number. It is useful for the development of chinese infrared continuous zoom imaging system.
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