Hybrid liquid-membrane lenses made by one fixed and one or two active optical components

Area of Science:

• Optical Engineering
• Lens Design
• Aberration Correction

Background:

• Hybrid lenses combine glass and liquid-membrane elements for advanced optical properties.
• Variable focal length lenses are essential for compact and adaptable optical systems.
• Spherical aberration and coma degrade image quality and require correction.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a calculation methodology for the inner structure of hybrid two- and three-component lenses.
• To derive formulas for initial design parameters of hybrid lenses with variable focal length.
• To ensure corrected spherical aberration and coma for objects at infinity.

Main Methods:

• Derivation of formulas for thin-lens systems.
• Calculation of inner parameters: radii of curvatures, axial thickness, and refractive indices.
• Application to hybrid two-component (doublet) and three-component (triplet) lens systems.

Main Results:

• Formulas for calculating the inner structure of hybrid lenses are presented.
• The methodology is applicable to both doublet and triplet lens configurations.
• The derived formulas facilitate the initial design of lenses with corrected aberrations.

Conclusions:

• The presented methodology provides a foundation for designing advanced hybrid lenses.
• Accurate initial parameter calculation is vital for efficient optical design optimization.
• This approach supports the development of high-performance optical systems with variable focal length.