The optical design of Optical transfer function (OTF) instrument, which is based on the image Fourier analysis method,
is presented. To perform infinite conjugate testing of an optical system, the designed system is mainly composed of the
object generator, lens under test, and image analyzer. The object generator offers an object at infinite distance with
known spectral and spatial content. It includes the illumination system and the collimating system. The illumination
system is analyzed and optimized with CODEV and LightTools software. Performance evaluation indicates that its
illumination uniformity in the required area is above 95% .The collimation system based on an off-axis parabolic mirror
is of the focal length of 2000mm and the entrance pupil diameter 200mm. Through optimization, the image quality of the
collimator is excellent and its on-axis modulation transfer function (MTF) approaches diffraction limit. Collimated beam
of the target is imaged by the lens under test. The image is magnified and acquired by image analyzer, which is made
up of four parts: an infinite conjugate microscope objective, a tube lens, an eyepiece and a CCD camera. Image Results
show that this designed scheme meets the requirements of this OTF instrument.
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