Zoom Lens Aspherical Aberration Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional zoom lenses designed for visible light regions experience chromatic aberration in near infrared light regions, making nighttime photography in low illumination challenging, especially for surveillance cameras.

Innovation Solution

A zoom lens configuration with a first lens group having negative refractive power and a second lens group with at least four lenses, including aspherical surfaces, where the second lens group's Abbe's number and curvature radii are optimized to correct chromatic aberration across visible and near infrared light regions, while maintaining a large aperture and reducing overall length.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a zoom lens is designed for visible light region, then optical performance in visible light is good, but chromatic aberration occurs in near infrared light region

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptical performanceVSAvoidchromatic aberration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the optical parameters of the lens system by introducing specific aspherical surfaces with controlled curvature radii and optimizing the Abbe's number of lens elements. These parameter modifications enable the lens to maintain proper optical performance across both visible and near infrared light regions, resolving the chromatic aberration issue that plagues conventional visible-light-optimized lenses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a composite lens structure combining multiple lens elements with different optical properties, including aspherical surfaces and specific glass materials with optimized Abbe's numbers. This composite approach allows the lens system to correct chromatic aberration in the near infrared region while maintaining visible light performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Illumination intensity

If aperture is increased to improve brightness, then low illumination photography improves, but lens size and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovebrightnessVSAvoidlens structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent utilizes aspherical surfaces instead of traditional spherical or planar lens surfaces. These aspherical elements can correct optical aberrations more effectively while requiring less glass material and having a more compact structure, thus achieving high brightness with reduced complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Solution Approach 2:

By optimizing parameters such as the curvature radii of aspherical surfaces and the Abbe's number of lens elements, the patent achieves effective aberration correction with a more compact lens structure, reducing the need for increased aperture size to achieve adequate brightness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Volume of moving object

If lens structure is simplified to reduce size, then compactness improves, but aberration correction capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelens sizeVSAvoidaberration correction
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs aspherical surfaces that provide superior aberration correction compared to traditional spherical surfaces, achieving better optical performance in a more compact lens structure. The aspherical geometry allows for more efficient light path management and aberration control without requiring additional lens elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent optimizes critical parameters including the curvature radii of aspherical surfaces and the Abbe's number of lens elements to achieve effective aberration correction with minimal lens structure, thus reducing overall lens size while maintaining high optical performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

The solution provides a small-sized zoom lens with high optical performance across both light regions, effectively correcting chromatic aberration and spherical aberration, enabling clear photography in low illumination conditions.

Implementation Method 1

a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

at least a lens surface of a lens that is disposed closest to the object side among the lenses of the second lens group is an aspherical surface, wherein at least a lens surface of a lens that is disposed closest to the image side among the lenses of the second lens group is an aspherical surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAspherical surface aberration correction:

Data Source

PatentUS8724232B2Zoom lens and photographing apparatus including the same
Publication Date: 2014.05.13 HANWHA VISION CO LTD
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  • US8724232B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A zoom lens and a photographing apparatus including the same are provided, where the zoom lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power wherein zooming is performed by varying a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, and the first lens group is configured to move in a given direction to perform focusing and correcting a variation in an image plane caused by the zooming, during the zooming.