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20 May 2011 Somewhere under the rainbow: the visible to far infrared imaging lens
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Abstract
This article explores the complex design challenges of optical imaging systems that can operate over a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum, covering all bands from the visible to the far infrared simultaneously. Although the focus is placed on a refractive solution to these challenges, an effort to outline the limitations of reflective solutions is also presented. After exploring a novel method to optimize the choice of optical materials, an elegant and efficient example is provided: a refractive lens that is at once a total optical solution (one lens covering a broad spectral range) and a common aperture solution (one lens that works simultaneously with several camera types). This solution, StingRay Optics' own SuperBandTM Optic, is ultimately explored in its functionality to address this need in an advantageous manner.
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Troy A. Palmer, Christopher C. Alexay, and Steven Vogel "Somewhere under the rainbow: the visible to far infrared imaging lens", Proc. SPIE 8012, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVII, 801223 (20 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884188
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KEYWORDS
Optical design

Visible radiation

Far infrared

Reflectivity

Sensors

Long wavelength infrared

Short wave infrared radiation

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