Title
Performance Analysis Of A High-Resolution Wide-Angle Foveated Optical System
Keywords
aberration compensation; adaptive optics; foveated imaging; liquid crystal devices; spatial light modulators; wide-angle lenses
Abstract
Optical foveated imaging using liquid crystal spatial light modulators has received considerable attention in the recent years as a potential approach to reducing size and complexity in wide-angle lenses for high-resolution foveated imaging. In this paper we propose a very compact design for an F/2.8 visible monochromatic foveated optical system covering a total field-of-view of 80 degrees and capable of achieving a resolution in excess of 100 MPixels. The diffraction efficiency and image quality of the foveated optical system are estimated. The foveated optical system is compared to equivalent conventional wide-angle lenses in terms of size, complexity and image quality. Fabrication and assembly tolerances as well as limitations of the current transmissive LC SLM technology are taken into consideration. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
Publication Date
6-25-2010
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
7682
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850527
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
77953758521 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77953758521
STARS Citation
Curatu, George and Harvey, James E., "Performance Analysis Of A High-Resolution Wide-Angle Foveated Optical System" (2010). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 1087.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/1087