3D printing active variable curvature mirror research for zoom imaging

Xiaopeng Xie; Liang Xu; Yongjie Wang; Le Shen; Mingyang Yang; Wenhui Fan; Hui Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.2601500

9 October 2021 3D printing active variable curvature mirror research for zoom imaging

Xiaopeng Xie, Liang Xu, Yongjie Wang, Le Shen, Mingyang Yang, Wenhui Fan, Hui Zhao

Proceedings Volume 11895, Optical Design and Testing XI; 1189505 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601500
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2021, Nantong, JS, China

Abstract

A variable curvature mirror (VCM) fabricated by 3D printing technique which is thickness optimized in structure design to reduce spherical aberration and supposed to be used in zoom imaging system is investigated. First, measurement and parameters fix of the mirror blank printed by 3D printing of AlSi10Mg are done for its precision deviation introduce by the manufacturing method. Second, elementary optical polishing is done for the purpose of Nickel plated. Fine optical polishing is applied on the VCM after the Nickel plated. Third, an actuation test experiment is built and tested by piezoelectric actuators of PI with nanometer precision and Zygo interferometer. The original surface figure accuracy of 90% radius is 2.225 λ / 0.394 λ (λ = 632.8 nm). As a result, within the ultimate testing range of the interferometer, the VCM achieve about 8.68μm deformation with the corresponding position change of actuator is 18μm, which is about 50% of it. Finally, an experiment of zoom imaging effect is done. The experiment shows that it does have effect to the zoom imaging which can compensate the defocus within 230.7μm. From the performance of the VCM at this stage, it can be used in infrared imaging. For the following work, its structure will be further optimized and the precision problems will be solved through using more proper manufacture method to improve its radius change performance during actuation process. Therefore, it can be used in visible light imaging in the future.

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Xiaopeng Xie, Liang Xu, Yongjie Wang, Le Shen, Mingyang Yang, Wenhui Fan, and Hui Zhao "3D printing active variable curvature mirror research for zoom imaging", Proc. SPIE 11895, Optical Design and Testing XI, 1189505 (9 October 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601500

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