CN211293324U

CN211293324U - Flat lens for air imaging and air imaging system

Info

Publication number: CN211293324U
Application number: CN201921691504.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄坤; 张峰
Original assignee: Zhejiang Prism Holographic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Prism Holographic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-30
Filing date: 2019-10-10
Publication date: 2020-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-10

Abstract

The utility model discloses a plate lens for air imaging, including optical waveguide array structure, optical waveguide array structure is including being the dihedral corner reflector that multirow multiseriate was arranged, along the direction of row dihedral corner reflector's cross-sectional area is reduced the setting to the edge by optical waveguide array structure center. The air imaging system comprises a light source and the flat lens, and the flat lens is any one of the flat lenses for air imaging. The utility model has the advantages that: the cross-sectional area of the dihedral corner reflector is reduced from the middle to the edge along the column direction to form a waveguide structure of the slit, so that light can be subjected to optical imaging through the slit, the spherical aberration is smaller, the imaging depth of field is larger, the imaging definition is effectively improved, and the design does not change the size of the original flat lens and can be directly replaced on the original air imaging equipment.

Description

Flat lens for air imaging and air imaging system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of optical technology, concretely relates to air formation of image is with dull and stereotyped lens and air imaging system.

Background

The planar lens for air imaging generally adopts a strip-shaped reflector or a dihedral corner reflector, and the scheme of adopting the dihedral corner reflector impresses the dihedral corner rectangular reflector or the strip-shaped reflector which is periodically arranged at an angle of 45 degrees and has the same size between two transparent substrates, and carries out air imaging through secondary reflection.

In the technology, because of the adoption of dihedral angle rectangular reflectors with equal sizes and the light waveguides with equal sizes, the farther from a light source, the larger spherical aberration and the smaller depth of field are generated, so that the imaging definition is reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a need not to use meniscus lens combination can improve the air imaging of dull and stereotyped lens definition and use dull and stereotyped lens and air imaging system.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a realize through following technical scheme: a flat lens for air imaging comprises an optical waveguide array structure, wherein the optical waveguide array structure comprises dihedral corner reflectors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, and the cross-sectional area of the dihedral corner reflectors in the column direction is reduced from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure.

Preferably, the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row are all equal in size, and if the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row are not equal in size, the reflection distances between the image light source and the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row are not equal, so that the image is shifted or cannot be imaged.

Preferably, the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is rectangular, and the two reflecting surfaces are perpendicular to each other to form a good reflecting effect, so that the imaging requirement is basically met.

Preferably, the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is square, the areas of the two reflecting surfaces are equal, and reflected light rays generate reflected images with optimal definition.

Preferably, the length of the side of the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is 0.1-4 mm, the light transmission amount is reduced when the length of the side of the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is less than 0.1mm, the integral brightness of an image is reduced, and total reflection is not easy to occur when the length of the side of the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is more than 4 mm.

Preferably, the area of the dihedral corner reflector is gradually reduced from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure along the column direction, so that the influence of large size fluctuation on the uniformity and brightness of an imaging picture is prevented.

Preferably, the area of the dihedral corner reflector decreases from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure along the column direction, so that the optical path difference and the actual space after imaging change periodically, and the uniformity of the image is improved.

Preferably, at least two rows of dihedral corner reflectors with identical dimensions form lens groups, and the area of the dihedral corner reflectors of adjacent lens groups decreases gradually from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure along the column direction.

Preferably, an adjusting gap is reserved between the two rows of dihedral angle reflectors with different areas, so that the two rows of dihedral angle reflectors with different sizes can keep the same mutual distance between the same row, and the uniformity of an imaging picture is kept.

Preferably, the thickness of the optical waveguide array structure is between 0.5 and 4mm, stray light can occur when the thickness is too low, and the loss of the absorbed light can be increased when the thickness is too thick.

An air imaging system comprises a light source and a flat lens, wherein the flat lens is any one of the flat lenses for air imaging.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

1. the cross section area of the dihedral corner reflectors is reduced from the middle to the edge along the column direction to form a waveguide structure of a slit, light is subjected to optical imaging through the slit, more dihedral corner reflectors are distributed in the same row, so that light spots reflected by the peripheral dihedral corner reflectors to the central imaging plane are smaller, the spherical aberration is smaller, the imaging depth of field is larger, the imaging definition is effectively improved,

2. compared with the existing mode of improving the definition by adopting the concave-convex lens, the design can not change the size of the original flat lens, does not need to change the structure and the size of a flat lens component used for mounting in the air imaging equipment, can be directly replaced on the original air imaging equipment, and avoids the cost rise caused by replacing the mounting component;

3. meanwhile, due to the fact that a concave-convex lens structure is not adopted, the visual angle of the original air imaging device cannot be changed, and the position relation of imaging related parts in equipment does not need to be adjusted.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a flat lens for air imaging according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a front view of the optical waveguide lens array in the flat lens for air imaging according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is an imaging schematic diagram of a flat lens for air imaging according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an air imaging system.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 for the embodiment of the utility model relates to a dull and stereotyped lens for air imaging, including optical waveguide array structure 1 and two plane base plates 2, optical waveguide structure presss from both sides between two plane base plates, optical waveguide array structure is including being the dihedral corner reflector 3 that multirow multiseriate was arranged, along the direction of being listed as the cross-sectional area of dihedral corner reflector is reduced the setting to the edge by optical waveguide array structure center.

The cross-sectional area of the dihedral corner reflector is reduced from the middle to the edge along the column direction to form a waveguide structure of the slit, so that light can be subjected to optical imaging through the slit, the spherical aberration is smaller, the imaging depth of field is larger, the imaging definition is effectively improved, and the design does not change the size of the original flat lens and can be directly replaced on the original air imaging equipment.

When the air imaging flat lens is used, an image needs to be imaged in the air, and the original light source image is generally horizontally placed, so that the sizes of the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row need to be equal, the reflection distances of the original light source image passing through the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row are equal, and the original light source image can be clearly imaged.

The cross section of the dihedral corner reflector can be rectangular, but the difference between the long side and the wide side cannot be too large, so that basic imaging conditions are met, the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is preferably square, the areas of the two reflecting surfaces are consistent, the brightness of the reflected light after imaging is uniform, the side length is 0.1-4 mm, if the side length is too short, the light entering amount is too small, the imaging brightness is greatly influenced, the picture is dark, and if the side length is too long, total reflection is not easy to occur, so that imaging failure or picture blurring is caused. The thickness of the optical waveguide array structure is preferably 0.5-4 mm, when the thickness is too low, stray light can occur, namely the light which is not reflected and passes through, and when the thickness is too thick, the loss of the light rays which are absorbed can be increased.

The setting rule is reduced for the dihedral corner reflectors in different columns, and preferably, the row-by-row dihedral corner reflectors are gradually decreased along the column direction from the center to the edge, so that the uniformity of the brightness of the picture can be maintained to the maximum, and the optimal imaging effect can be obtained. The decreasing may be performed according to a rule of a decreasing function instead of the arithmetic decreasing, for example, the decreasing may be performed according to a rule of a cosine function in an interval of 0 to 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 2, it is also possible to keep several rows of dihedral corner reflectors of identical size forming lens groups, with the dihedral corner reflectors of adjacent lens groups decreasing in area in the column direction from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure. This needs to be controlled according to the imaging effect and cost budget actually to be achieved.

In order to ensure equal distance between the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row, an adjusting gap 4 is reserved between the two rows of dihedral corner reflectors with different areas, and the two adjacent rows of dihedral corner reflectors are separated by a certain distance for adjustment.

The optical waveguide array structure can be manufactured into the dihedral corner reflector firstly, then is bonded and formed through photosensitive adhesive, and then is glued and injected into a whole with the two plane substrates, and the dihedral corner reflector can also be directly etched on the substrates through a micro-nano processing technology or a photoetching technology. The planar substrate is a high-transmittance optical substrate and mainly plays a role in fixing and protecting.

As shown in fig. 3, for the utility model discloses an imaging principle diagram, the solid line is the imaging graph after improving, and the dotted line is the imaging graph before improving, and the imaging diffuse spot diameter that pointolite O passes through the optical waveguide is the B1B2 of dotted line before improving, and the utility model discloses the imaging diffuse spot diameter of scheme is solid line A1A2, because of B1B2 is big than A1A2, consequently the utility model discloses a diffuse spot is less, and the aberration is less, is superior to preceding patent design.

As shown in fig. 4, an air imaging system includes a light source 5 and a flat lens 6, the flat lens is any one of the above flat lenses for air imaging, and light emitted from the light source 5 is imaged 7 in air through the flat lens 6.

The above description is only for the specific embodiment of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can make changes or modifications within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flat lens for air imaging, comprising an optical waveguide array structure including dihedral corner reflectors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, characterized in that: the cross-sectional area of the dihedral corner reflectors decreases from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure in the column direction.

2. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: the dihedral corner reflectors in the same row are all equal in size.

3. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is rectangular.

4. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 3, wherein: the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is square.

5. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 4, wherein: the side length of the cross section of the dihedral corner reflector is 0.1-4 mm.

6. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: the area of the dihedral corner reflectors decreases gradually from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure in the column direction.

7. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 6, wherein: the area of the dihedral corner reflectors decreases from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure along the column direction.

8. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: at least two rows of dihedral corner reflectors with identical size form lens groups, and the area of the dihedral corner reflectors of the adjacent lens groups gradually decreases from the center to the edge of the optical waveguide array structure along the column direction.

9. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: an adjusting gap is reserved between the two rows of dihedral corner reflectors with different areas.

10. A flat lens for air imaging as defined in claim 1, wherein: the thickness of the optical waveguide array structure is 0.5-4 mm.

11. An air imaging system, including light source and flat lens, its characterized in that: the flat lens for air imaging according to any one of claims 1 to 10.