Six-Lens Imaging Optical System Aberration Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current imaging optical lenses for portable devices fail to achieve excellent image quality, high light flux, and a wide angle due to improper distribution of refractive power and material ratios among lenses.

Innovation Solution

The design of a six-piece imaging optical lens with specific refractive power and Abbe number relationships among its lenses, along with aspheric surfaces, corrects aberrations and optimizes focal power distribution to achieve a large aperture, high light flux, and wide angle, with the first lens having a positive refractive power and the sixth lens having a negative refractive power, and the use of a glass plate between the sixth lens and the image surface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a six-piece lens configuration is used with large aperture design, then light flux is improved, but image quality deteriorates due to improper refractive power distribution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight fluxVSAvoidimage quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by establishing specific mathematical relationships between the refractive powers of different lenses (e.g., φ1+φ2>0, φ3<0, φ4<0, φ5>0, φ6<0) and setting precise ranges for focal lengths and aperture ratios. This systematic parameter optimization resolves the contradiction by ensuring proper light distribution while maintaining excellent image quality through corrected aberrations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If lens material distribution is not optimized, then manufacturing is simplified, but optical performance deteriorates with insufficient light flux

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidlight flux
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by assigning specific material properties to different lens positions. It specifies that the first lens has refractive index 1.5<n1<2.0 and Abbe number 20<v1<60, while the second lens has 1.5<n2<2.0 and 20<v2<60, and establishes material distribution patterns that optimize light flux locally at each lens position while maintaining overall manufacturing feasibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If refractive power ratio is not properly set, then design complexity is reduced, but wide angle effect cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesign complexityVSAvoidwide angle effect
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves this contradiction by establishing specific parameter relationships: the first lens has positive refractive power (φ1>0), the second lens has negative refractive power (φ2<0) with |φ2|<φ1, the third lens has negative refractive power (φ3<0), and so on. These parameter constraints create a balanced design that achieves wide angle effect without excessive design complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Illumination intensity

If aperture is enlarged for high light flux, then illumination is improved, but aberrations increase reducing image quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight fluxVSAvoidimage quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful effect of increased aberrations from large aperture into a benefit by using the sixth lens with negative refractive power (φ6<0) and specific focal length relationships (|f6|<f1, |f6|<f2) to actively correct these aberrations. The system transforms the problem of increased aberrations from large aperture into an opportunity for aberration correction, achieving both high light flux and excellent image quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration provides excellent image quality, high light flux, and a wide angle, correcting chromatic and spherical aberrations while maintaining a full angle of view and F-number within optimal ranges.

Implementation Method 1

an imaging optical lens includes from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Data Source

PatentUS11054617B2Imaging optical lens having lenses of +−−−+− refractive powers
Publication Date: 2021.07.06 AAC OPTICS (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD
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  • US11054617B2 patent drawing
  • US11054617B2 patent drawing

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to optical lenses and discloses an imaging optical lens. The imaging optical lens includes from an object side to an image side in sequence: an aperture, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. A focal length of the imaging optical lens is f, a focal length of the third lens is f3, an Abbe number of the first lens is v1, an Abbe number of the second lens is v2, and the following relational expressions are satisfied: −500≤f3/f≤−50; and 2.7≤v1/v2≤5.0.