The invention provides a common-aperture visible light and near-
infrared polarization
spectrum imaging device and method, and relates to the technical field of optical systems.The imaging device comprises a visible near-
infrared telescope, a near-
infrared imaging
assembly, a visible light imaging
assembly, a compensating mirror set, an LCVR
assembly and an LCTF assembly; the
system works cooperatively under a common-
caliber framework composed of the near-infrared imaging assembly, the visible light imaging assembly and the light splitting assembly, visible light and near-infrared light are subjected to polarization
spectrum imaging at the same time, the
voltage of the LCVR assembly and the
voltage of the LCTF assembly are accurately controlled, flexible modulation of the polarization state and
wavelength of light is achieved, high-quality polarization spectrum information is obtained, and high-precision imaging is achieved. The polarization
spectrum imaging system has the advantages of being high in efficiency and dynamic, effectively reducing
light energy loss, achieving efficient polarization and spectrum modulation of a dynamic scene, and solving the technical problems that an existing polarization spectrum imaging
system is large in size, low in integration level, low in response speed and serious in
light energy loss.