The utility model discloses a catadioptric thermal imaging optical
system, which comprises a diaphragm, a second reflector, a
lenslet and a first reflector which are sequentially distributed at intervals along an
optical axis S from an object side to an imaging surface, and the outer
diameter of the diaphragm and the outer
diameter of the first reflector are larger than the outer
diameter of the second reflector. A through hole is dug in the middle of the first reflector, a
small lens is arranged on the left side of the through hole, the diaphragm is made of
chalcogenide glass or
germanium materials, the first reflector is an aspheric reflector with a concave face, the second reflector is an aspheric reflector with a convex face, and the concave face faces the diaphragm and is opposite to the convex face. Light emitted from the object side and with the
wavelength ranging from 8 micrometers to 14 micrometers penetrates through the periphery of the diaphragm to reach the first reflector, is reflected by the concave face for the first time to reach the second reflector, is reflected by the convex face for the second time and then is refracted by the
small lens to be imaged on the imaging face, the manufacturing cost is low, and the
imaging quality is good.