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Simplified design method for optical imaging systems based on aberration characteristics of optical-digital joint
Applied Optics
|March 4, 2024
Summary
This study introduces a novel optical-digital joint optimization framework to simplify complex imaging system designs. The method effectively reduces manufacturing costs and complexity while maintaining high imaging performance.
Area of Science:
- Optical Engineering
- Image Processing
- Computational Imaging
Background:
- Increasing imaging performance demands lead to complex, costly imaging system designs.
- Traditional optical design faces challenges in manufacturing and testing due to system complexity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a simplified design framework for imaging systems.
- To achieve optical-digital joint optimization based on aberration characteristics.
- To reduce manufacturing and testing difficulties while maintaining imaging performance.
Main Methods:
- Proposed an improved total variation regularization restoration algorithm.
- Evaluated the correction difficulty of monochromatic aberrations.
- Combined the proposed algorithm with traditional optical design for joint aberration correction and system simplification.
Main Results:
- Successfully simplified optical structures in three design examples.
- Simulation imaging results showed structure similarity index measure comparable to initial systems.
- Maximum error in simulation results did not exceed 0.04, demonstrating high performance retention.
Conclusions:
- The developed optical-digital joint optimization method effectively simplifies imaging system design.
- The approach maintains high imaging performance despite relaxed optical structure and surface shape requirements.
- This framework offers a feasible and efficient solution for complex imaging system development.
