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Abstract
A double seed curve extension (DSCE) method is proposed to design a freeform surface directly in an off-axis reflective imaging system. Compared with the basic seed curve extension (SCE) method, the DSCE can effectively reduce the error of freeform surface construction and improve the imaging quality of the off-axis reflective imaging system. In addition, the method can be employed to design an off-axis reflective imaging system consisting of multiple freeform surfaces with several virtual image points set in advance. In order to verify the DSCE method, three examples are given. One is the off-axis freeform one-mirror system, one is a compact off-axis three-mirror imaging system with two freeform surfaces, and the other is an off-axis reflective system with three freeform surfaces. The modulation transfer function (MTF) of the one-mirror system is greater than 0.9 at 20 lp/mm, which is close to the diffraction limit. The average of the sagittal and tangential MTFs of the second system designed by the SCE and DSCE methods are 0.26 and 0.74 at spatial frequency of 20 lp/mm, respectively. And the MTF of the last system designed by the DSCE method is greater than 0.9 at 20 lp/mm, which is better than that of the SCE method.
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