WO2017094072A1 - 光学素子製造装置および光学素子製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical element manufacturing apparatus and an optical element manufacturing method.
- An imaging optical system for imaging an object using an imaging device such as a CCD or CMOS, and an illumination optical system for illuminating an object with uniform intensity illumination light include various lenses.
- An optical element is used.
- Such an optical element has a curved surface shape or the like designed so that the optical system to be incorporated has a desired optical performance, and is molded according to the designed shape data.
- a molding method of the optical element generally, die processing, cutting processing, polishing processing or the like is used.
- a three-dimensional modeling apparatus called a so-called 3D printer has been put into practical use, and has been attracting attention as an apparatus that can easily and integrally form a three-dimensional model.
- a method of forming a modeled object by sequentially laminating a layer in which a resin is partially solidified by irradiating a photocurable resin with ultraviolet light.
- Techniques for forming an optical element having a desired shape using such a three-dimensional modeling apparatus have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- a technique for controlling a modeling condition so that a modeling shape error is within an allowable value has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 and 4).
- the present invention has been made in such a situation, and one of exemplary purposes of an embodiment thereof is to provide an optical element manufacturing technique capable of manufacturing an optical element having a desired optical performance by an additive manufacturing method.
- An embodiment of the present invention relates to an optical element manufacturing apparatus.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus includes a layered modeling unit that models optical elements by sequentially stacking optical materials, and an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement result of optical performance of an optical system including the optical element to be modeled.
- the layered modeling unit ends the modeling of the optical element on condition that the measurement result acquired by the acquiring unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
- Another aspect of the present invention is an optical element manufacturing method.
- This method comprises sequentially laminating optical materials to form an optical element, and obtaining a measurement result of optical performance of an optical system including the optical element to be shaped.
- the modeling of the optical element is completed on condition that the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
- an optical element having desired optical performance can be manufactured by an additive manufacturing method.
- FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams schematically showing how an optical element is manufactured.
- 4 (a) to 4 (c) are diagrams schematically showing how an optical element is manufactured.
- FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams schematically showing how an optical element is manufactured.
- FIGS. 8A to 8C are views schematically showing how an optical element is manufactured. It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of an optical element.
- FIGS. 11A to 11C are diagrams schematically showing how an optical element is manufactured. It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of an optical element. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the optical element manufacturing apparatus which concerns on a certain Example. It is a figure which shows typically a mode that an optical element is manufactured. It is a figure which shows typically the measuring method of the optical performance which concerns on an Example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus includes a layered modeling unit that models optical elements by sequentially stacking optical materials, and an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement result of optical performance of an optical system including the optical element to be modeled.
- the layered modeling unit ends the modeling of the optical element on condition that the measurement result acquired by the acquiring unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the optical element can be formed while measuring the optical performance, an optical element that satisfies the desired optical performance can be manufactured without separately measuring the optical performance after the formation.
- a modeling shape calculation unit that calculates a modeling shape for modeling the optical element based on the measurement result acquired by the acquisition unit may be further provided.
- the layered modeling means may model the optical element according to the modeling shape calculated by the modeling shape calculating means. According to this aspect, since an optical element can be formed according to the modeling shape calculated based on the measurement result of optical performance, an optical element having desired optical performance can be formed immediately.
- the acquisition unit acquires the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system including the optical element in the middle of the modeling, and the modeling shape calculation unit is on the optical element in the middle of the modeling based on the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system in the middle of the modeling.
- the modeling shape to be stacked is calculated, and the layered modeling means stacks the optical material on the optical element in the middle of modeling according to the modeling shape calculated by the modeling shape calculation means based on the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system in the middle of modeling. You may let them.
- the acquisition unit acquires the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system before modeling the optical element
- the modeling shape calculation unit calculates the modeling shape of the optical element based on the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system before modeling.
- the layered modeling means may stack the optical material according to the modeling shape calculated by the modeling shape calculating means based on the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system before modeling.
- the modeling shape calculation means calculates the modeling shape of the compensation optical element that compensates the optical performance of the optical system before modeling the optical element, and the layered modeling means calculates the modeling shape of the compensation optical element calculated by the modeling shape calculation means. Therefore, the compensation optical element may be formed by laminating optical materials.
- the optical system may include a base material disposed at one end of the optical system.
- the layered modeling means may model an optical element by stacking optical materials on a substrate.
- the layered modeling means is configured to stack a photocurable resin on a base material by ultraviolet irradiation, and the base material may be configured to reduce the amount of transmitted ultraviolet light.
- the layered modeling means may model the optical element such that the optical surface of the optical element is a rotationally asymmetric surface.
- the acquisition unit may acquire a measurement result of light transmitted through the optical system.
- the optical system may be an imaging optical system including an imaging element and an imaging lens.
- the acquisition unit may acquire image data captured by the image sensor.
- the optical system may be an illumination optical system including a light source and an illumination lens.
- the acquisition unit may acquire a measurement result of the illumination light output from the illumination optical system.
- Another aspect of the present invention is an optical element manufacturing method.
- This method comprises sequentially laminating optical materials to form an optical element, and obtaining a measurement result of optical performance of an optical system including the optical element to be shaped.
- the modeling of the optical element is completed on condition that the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the optical element can be formed while measuring the optical performance, an optical element that satisfies the desired optical performance can be manufactured without separately measuring the optical performance after the formation.
- It may further include incorporating a protective member for protecting the optical surface of the optical element to be shaped into the optical system.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of an optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the first example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 includes a stage 20, a modeling head 24, a light source 32, a sensor 34, and a control device 40.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 manufactures the optical element 70 by modeling the laminated body 72 on the base material 71 supported by the stage 20.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 measures the optical performance of the optical element 70 by measuring the measurement light 30 output from the light source 32 and transmitted through the optical element 70 with the sensor 34.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 performs layered modeling so as to correct the deviation between the actual value and the target value of the optical performance of the optical element 70 based on the measurement result of the optical performance.
- a convex lens is formed as the optical element 70 is shown, but this is not intended to limit the type of optical element to be shaped.
- the stage 20 is a member that supports the base material 71, and is constituted by a flat plate-like member on which the base material 71 is placed, for example.
- the stage 20 fixes the base material 71 so that the position of the optical element 70 does not move during modeling of the optical element 70 and measurement of the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- an opening 22 for transmitting the measurement light 30 from the light source 32 to the optical element 70 is provided in the center of the stage 20, an opening 22 for transmitting the measurement light 30 from the light source 32 to the optical element 70 is provided.
- the stage 20 may have a structure that supports the base material 71 from the side instead of a structure that supports the base material 71 from below.
- the modeling head 24 is a layered modeling unit that supplies and laminates an optical material for modeling the stacked body 72 on the base material 71.
- the modeling head 24 is configured to, for example, supply a photocurable resin liquid onto the base 71 and irradiate the supplied photocurable resin liquid with ultraviolet light to solidify the liquid.
- the modeling head 24 may be configured to supply a molten or softened optical material onto the base 71, or supply a powdered optical material onto the base 71 to perform laser processing. You may comprise so that a powdery optical material may be sintered by irradiating light.
- the modeling head 24 is configured to be movable in the left-right direction (x direction) and the front-rear direction (y direction) with respect to the stage 20.
- x direction left-right direction
- y direction front-rear direction
- FIG. 1 a state in which the modeling head 24 is scanned in the x direction by an arrow A is illustrated.
- the modeling head 24 forms a layer structure of a desired shape on the base material 71 by supplying the optical material onto the base material 71 while moving in the x direction and the y direction.
- the modeling head 24 may be configured to be movable in the vertical direction or the vertical direction (z direction), and the vertical position of the modeling head 24 is changed according to the height of the stacked body 72 that is sequentially stacked.
- An optical material may be laminated on the substrate 71.
- the modeling head 24 is connected to the control device 40 and operates based on a command from the control device 40.
- the light source 32 irradiates the optical element 70 with measurement light 30 for measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the light source 32 is configured to output measurement light 30 having optical characteristics suitable for measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the light source 32 is configured to output collimated measurement light 30 so that light incident on the base material 71 becomes parallel light so that the imaging performance of the optical element 70 serving as a convex lens can be measured, for example. Is done.
- the structure of the light source 32 is not specifically limited, According to the kind of optical performance of the optical element 70 to measure, you may be comprised so that the illumination light which has an appropriate characteristic may be output.
- the light source 32 may be configured such that, for example, a light beam having a small beam diameter such as laser light can be incident on an arbitrary position of the optical element 70, or a plurality of light beams can be simultaneously applied to a plurality of positions. You may comprise so that it can inject.
- the sensor 34 is a measuring unit that receives the measurement light 30 transmitted through the optical element 70 and measures the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the sensor 34 measures the intensity value, intensity distribution, spot diagram, various aberrations such as spherical aberration and astigmatism, wavefront aberration, and the like of the measurement light 30.
- an appropriate measuring device is selected according to the optical performance to be measured.
- an image sensor such as a photodiode, a CCD or a CMOS sensor, an interferometer, a Shack-Hartmann sensor, or the like can be used.
- the sensor 34 may be configured such that a modulation transfer function MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) of the measurement light 30 can be measured.
- MTF Modulation Transfer Function
- the sensor 34 may be configured such that the position in the optical axis direction (z direction) can be adjusted so that a spot diagram or the like can be measured.
- the sensor 34 transmits the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical element 70 to the control device 40.
- the light source 32 and the sensor 34 function as a “measurement system” for measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the optical element 70 to be shaped is composed of a base material 71 and a laminate 72.
- the base material 71 is a plate-like member that becomes the base of the laminate 72, and is made of an optical glass material, a resin material, or the like.
- the base material 71 is comprised with the material which has the same material as the material used as the laminated body 72, or the same optical characteristic, for example.
- the base material 71 may be made of a different type of material from the laminate 72.
- the stacked body 72 is formed by the modeling head 24.
- the stacked body 72 has a multilayer structure in which a plurality of layers of optical materials formed by the modeling head 24 are stacked.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the control device 40.
- the control device 40 includes a measurement system control unit 42, an acquisition unit 44, an optical performance determination unit 46, a modeling shape calculation unit 48, a layered modeling control unit 50, and a storage unit 52.
- the measurement system control means 42 controls the operation of the light source 32 and the sensor 34 constituting the measurement system.
- the measurement system control unit 42 controls the sensor 34 to be in a position suitable for measurement, and controls the light source 32 to output the measurement light 30 suitable for measurement.
- the acquisition unit 44 acquires the measurement result of the optical performance of the optical element 70 by the sensor 34.
- the acquisition unit 44 acquires, for example, the intensity value or intensity distribution image of the measurement light 30 measured by the sensor 34.
- the optical performance determination unit 46 determines the optical performance of the optical element 70 based on the measurement result acquired by the acquisition unit 44.
- the optical performance determination means 46 determines whether or not the obtained optical performance measurement result satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the optical performance determining means 46 determines whether or not the target optical element 70 satisfies the target condition determined based on the target value of the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled, and whether or not the modeled optical element 70 has the desired optical performance. Determine. This target condition is held in advance in the storage means 52 in accordance with the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled.
- the optical performance determination unit 46 may determine whether or not the optical element 70 is normally formed based on the measurement result acquired by the acquisition unit 44.
- the optical performance determination unit 46 may determine whether or not an error condition indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the modeling of the optical element 70 is satisfied based on the measurement result acquired by the acquisition unit 44.
- This error condition is stored in the storage unit 52 in advance.
- the error condition may be determined according to the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled, or may be determined as a common condition that does not depend on the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled. For example, the error condition may be that the amount of light measured by the sensor 34 is equal to or less than a reference value.
- the modeling shape calculation unit 48 calculates a modeling shape for modeling the optical element 70 based on the measurement result acquired by the acquisition unit 44. If the above-described target condition is not satisfied, the modeling shape calculation unit 48 specifies a deviation between the measurement result of the optical performance and the target value, and calculates a modeling shape necessary for correcting the deviation.
- the modeling shape calculation means 48 refers to a plurality of types of templates corresponding to the type of deviation between the measurement result and the target value, and calculates the parameter value of the modeling shape data determined for the template based on the measurement result of the optical performance. .
- a template is used in which the modeling shape for correcting the asymmetry to obtain axially symmetric optical performance is an asymmetric shape.
- a plurality of types of templates used for the calculation of the modeling shape are held in the storage unit 52 in advance.
- the additive manufacturing control means 50 controls the operation of the modeling head 24 based on predetermined modeling shape data.
- the layered modeling control means 50 operates the modeling head 24 based on the modeled shape data held in the storage unit 52 in advance or the modeled shape data calculated by the modeled shape calculating unit 48, and a layered shape corresponding to the modeled shape data is obtained.
- the body 72 is controlled to be formed.
- the layered modeling control means 50 may operate the modeling head 24 so as to satisfy a predetermined modeling condition.
- the layered modeling control means 50 may, for example, operate the modeling head 24 so that the layered body 72 fits within a predetermined layered region (region in the xy plane), or the height ( The modeling head 24 may be operated so that (z direction) is within a predetermined upper limit value.
- the layered modeling control means 50 moves the modeling head 24 to a predetermined retreat position so as not to block the measurement light 30 when measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the layered modeling control unit 50 ends the modeling process assuming that the modeling of the optical element 70 is completed when the optical performance determining unit 46 determines that the above target condition is satisfied.
- the layered modeling control unit 50 ends or cancels the modeling process assuming that an abnormality has occurred in the modeling of the optical element 70 when the optical performance determining unit 46 determines that the above-described error condition is satisfied.
- the storage means 52 holds various conditions, modeling shape data, templates, and the like used for the processing of the control device 40.
- a plurality of types of templates held in the storage unit 52 are prepared according to the type of optical performance measured using the measurement unit. For example, the correspondence between various aberrations such as spherical aberration, coma aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field aberration, and distortion aberration, and the shape of wavefront aberration, and a modeling shape for correcting these aberrations is held as a template.
- Each template may have a correspondence relationship between the degree (size) of aberration and a parameter for adjusting a correction amount according to the degree.
- Each template may be determined based on an actual measurement value of optical performance of an optical element having a shape corresponding to a laminated body in the middle of modeling.
- the storage means 52 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk.
- the storage means 52 may be a non-volatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a flash memory, or a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
- the storage means 52 may be a hard disk drive.
- the data stored in the storage unit 52 may be data stored in the control device 40 in advance through installation work or the like, or may be data that is temporarily acquired from a network connected to the control device 40 and stored.
- FIGS. 3A to 3C and FIGS. 4A to 4C are views schematically showing how the optical element 70 is manufactured.
- the first laminate 73 is formed on the base 71 fixed to the stage 20 by operating the modeling head 24 based on predetermined modeling shape data.
- the measurement light 30 is irradiated to the optical element 70 in the middle of the formation composed of the base material 71 and the first laminated body 73, and the optical performance of the optical element 70 is measured by the sensor 34.
- FIG. 3C shows a measurement result 81 of the optical performance of the optical element 70 measured in FIG.
- the wavefront aberration in the vicinity of the focal point of the measurement light 30 collected by the optical element 70 is measured.
- the measurement result 81 shown in FIG. 3C has a wavefront aberration such that the left side is concave and the right side is convex, and there is a deviation from the target value of the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled. Is shown. That is, the measurement result 81 indicates that the optical performance of the optical element 70 in the middle of modeling does not satisfy the target condition. Therefore, the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 calculates a modeling shape for correcting the wavefront aberration shown in FIG. 3C, and performs correction modeling processing based on the calculated modeling shape data for correction.
- FIG. 4A shows a state in which the correction modeling process is executed.
- the second laminate 74 is laminated on the first laminate 73 formed on the base material 71.
- the second laminated body 74 is formed according to the corrected modeling shape data calculated based on the measurement result 81 shown in FIG.
- the first laminated body 73 and the second laminated body 74 are shown in different colors for easy understanding, but the first laminated body 73 and the second laminated body 74 may be made of the same material, and after the modeling In the embodiment, the first laminated body 73 and the second laminated body 74 may be integrally formed in such a manner that they cannot be distinguished from each other.
- FIG. 4B shows a measurement result 82 of the optical performance of the optical element 70 measured in FIG.
- the measurement result 82 has a Gaussian wavefront shape with a convex center, and shows a state in which a target value of the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled is obtained. Therefore, the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 determines that the optical performance of the optical element 70 satisfies the target condition, and ends the modeling process of the optical element 70. Thereby, the optical element 70 having desired optical performance is completed.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 10 laminates an optical material on the base material 71 according to the modeling shape data held in advance (S10), and the optical performance of the optical system including the optical element 70 modeled on the base material 71. Is measured (S12).
- the corrected modeling shape data is calculated based on the measurement result of the optical performance (S16), and the optical is formed on the base material 71 according to the corrected modeling shape data.
- the materials for use are stacked (S18), and the processes of S12 and S14 are executed again.
- the measurement result of the optical performance satisfies the predetermined condition (Y in S14)
- the modeling of the optical element 70 is finished.
- the optical element 70 can be formed while confirming the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be shaped.
- the optical element 70 can be formed using the optical performance of the optical element 70 to be modeled as a target value, instead of setting the shape of the laminate 72 formed on the base material 71 by the layered modeling means.
- the optical element 70 having the optical performance that is finally required can be formed by the additive manufacturing method.
- the optical element 70 having the finally required optical performance by correcting the deviation. can be formed.
- the shape of the optical element 70 finally obtained may be different from the originally assumed shape.
- the creation of a shaped object that is significantly different from a predetermined design shape means a modeling failure.
- the target optical performance is obtained by the optical element 70 of that shape, it means that the modeling is successful. Therefore, in order to obtain a desired optical performance, it is possible to correct the shape of the optical element 70 away from the original design shape. As a result, the degree of freedom in correcting the shaped shape can be increased, and various types of optical performance shifts can be corrected.
- both the layered manufacturing and the optical measurement can be performed while the optical element 70 is fixed to the stage 20. If the layered modeling of the optical element 70 and the optical measurement are performed using different apparatuses, it takes time to move the optical element 70 between apparatuses, and the reference position of the optical element 70 is set by removing the optical element 70. There is a possibility of deviation. If the positional deviation occurs, the optical performance cannot be measured accurately, or the laminated bodies are stacked at the shifted positions, and the desired optical performance cannot be obtained. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the layered manufacturing and the optical measurement can be performed while the optical element 70 is fixed. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently prevent an optical element having a desired optical performance by preventing the occurrence of a defect due to the positional deviation. Can be modeled.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 according to the second example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 models the laminated body 172 on the base material 171 based on modeling shape data, and forms the optical elements 170, such as a convex lens.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 aims to produce an optical element whose required optical performance is not so high as compared with the first embodiment, and does not perform correction modeling based on the measurement result of the optical performance. Is different.
- the optical element 70 according to the first example is a convex lens that requires high accuracy like an imaging optical system
- the optical element 170 according to the present example is a convex lens used in an illumination optical system. .
- Such an optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment described above.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 includes a stage 20, a modeling head 24, a light source 32, a screen 136, a camera 138, and a control device 40.
- the stage 20, the modeling head 24, the light source 32, and the control device 40 are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 is different from the first embodiment in that it includes not the sensor 34 but a screen 136 and a camera 138 as measurement means.
- the screen 136 is a transmissive diffusion screen for imaging the optical characteristics of the measurement light 130 transmitted through the optical element 70 with the camera 138.
- the screen 136 is provided on the opposite side of the light source 32 across the stage 20.
- the screen 136 is disposed at a position suitable for measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the screen 136 is disposed at the focal position of the optical element 70.
- the screen 136 may be configured such that the position in the optical axis direction (z direction) from the optical element 70 can be adjusted so that the optical performance of the optical elements 70 having different focal lengths can be measured.
- the camera 138 images the measurement light 30 projected on the screen 136.
- the camera 138 includes an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS, and generates a captured image of the measurement light 30 projected on the screen 136.
- the camera 138 transmits the generated captured image to the control device 40 as a measurement result of the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the screen 136 and the camera 138 function as “measuring means” for measuring the optical performance of the optical element 70.
- the control device 40 operates the modeling head 24 in accordance with the modeling shape data held in the storage unit 52 to form the stacked body 172.
- the control device 40 measures the optical performance of the optical element 170 in the middle of modeling before forming the entire shape defined in the modeling shape data, that is, in the middle of modeling. For example, the control device 40 temporarily stops the modeling process on the condition that the modeling is completed up to a plurality of confirmation points determined in the modeling shape data or the modeling is completed up to a predetermined number of layers, and measures the optical performance.
- the control device 40 ends the modeling process when the measurement result of the optical performance satisfies the target condition. At this time, you may comprise the control apparatus 40 so that modeling may be complete
- the control device 40 also ends the modeling process when the measurement result of the optical performance satisfies the error condition.
- FIGS. 7A to 7C and FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams schematically showing how the optical element 170 is manufactured.
- the 1st laminated body 173 is formed on the base material 171 fixed to the stage 20 by operating the modeling head 24 based on predetermined modeling shape data.
- the first laminated body 173 corresponds to a part of the entire shape defined in the modeling shape data, and corresponds to the one formed when the modeling process is advanced halfway through the entire process of manufacturing the optical element 170.
- FIG. 7 (a) the 1st laminated body 173 is formed on the base material 171 fixed to the stage 20 by operating the modeling head 24 based on predetermined modeling shape data.
- the first laminated body 173 corresponds to a part of the entire shape defined in the modeling shape data, and corresponds to the one formed when the modeling process is advanced halfway through the entire process of manufacturing the optical element 170.
- the measuring element 30 is irradiated with the measuring light 30 on the optical element 170 in the process of being formed of the base material 171 and the first laminate 173, and the optical performance of the optical element 170 is changed to the screen 136 and Measurement is performed using the camera 138.
- FIG. 7C shows a measurement result 181 of the optical performance of the optical element 170 measured in FIG.
- the intensity distribution of the measurement light 30 condensed on the screen 136 by the optical element 170 is measured. Since the optical element 170 shown in FIG. 7B is in the middle of modeling, sufficient light condensing performance is not obtained.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 resumes the modeling process that has been temporarily stopped so that the optical element 170 can obtain a desired optical performance.
- FIG. 8A shows a state in which the modeling process is continuously executed.
- the second laminated body 174 is laminated on the first laminated body 173 shaped on the base material 171.
- the 2nd laminated body 174 is formed according to modeling shape data defined beforehand.
- the second stacked body 174 is shaped, for example, so that the shape of the first stacked body 173 and the second stacked body 174 corresponds to the entire shape or a part thereof defined in the shaped shape data.
- the optical element 170 composed of the base material 171, the first laminated body 173, and the second laminated body 174 is irradiated with the measuring light 30, and the optical performance of the optical element 170 is improved. taking measurement.
- FIG. 8C shows a measurement result 182 of the optical performance of the optical element 170 measured in FIG.
- the measurement result 182 of FIG. 8C shows a case where the light collection intensity exceeds the target intensity I 0 and the light collection diameter d 2 is smaller than the target value, and the optical element to be shaped A state is shown in which a target value of 170 for optical performance has been obtained. Therefore, the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 determines that the optical performance of the optical element 170 satisfies the target condition, and ends the shaping of the optical element 170. Thereby, the optical element 170 having desired optical performance is completed.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 110 laminates an optical material on the base material 171 in accordance with pre-held modeling shape data (S30), and the optical performance of the optical system including the optical element 170 modeled on the base material 171. Is measured (S32). If the measurement result of the optical performance does not satisfy the predetermined condition (N in S34), the modeling process is continued (S30), and the optical performance is measured again (S32). When the measurement result of the optical performance satisfies the predetermined condition (Y in S34), the modeling of the optical element 170 is finished.
- the modeling process when the optical element 170 is modeled according to predetermined modeling shape data, the modeling process can be performed while confirming the optical performance of the optical element 170 in the middle of modeling. Therefore, even if the modeling process defined in the modeling shape data is not completed, the modeling process can be terminated at the timing when the optical element 170 having the desired optical performance is obtained. Further, when a predetermined error condition is satisfied during modeling, the modeling process can be interrupted at that time. Thereby, the manufacturing efficiency of the optical element 170 can be improved.
- FIG. 10 schematically shows a configuration of an optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 according to the third example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 manufactures an optical element 270 that is incorporated in the optical system of the imaging apparatus 260.
- the imaging device 260 is a device that is incorporated as an imaging module in a digital camera or an optical microscope, for example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 is different from the above-described embodiment in that it does not have a measuring unit and uses an imaging device 260 in which the optical element 270 is incorporated as a measuring unit.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 will be described focusing on differences from the above-described embodiments.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 includes a fixing jig 220, a modeling head 24, an evaluation chart 236, and a control device 40.
- the modeling head 24 and the control device 40 are configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.
- the fixing jig 220 is a member that supports the imaging device 260 and fixes the imaging device 260 at a position suitable for modeling the optical element 270.
- the evaluation chart 236 is a test chart for measuring the optical performance of the imaging device 260.
- the type of the evaluation chart 236 is not particularly limited. For example, a resolution chart, a lattice chart for measuring distortion, a dot chart for measuring field curvature aberration, and the like can be used as the evaluation chart 236.
- the evaluation chart 236 may be configured such that the position in the optical axis direction (z direction) from the optical element 70 can be adjusted so that the optical performance at different focus positions can be measured.
- the imaging device 260 includes an imaging element 262, a housing 264, an imaging lens 266, and an optical element 270.
- the image sensor 262 is an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS.
- the housing 264 is a member that houses and fixes the imaging lens 266 and the optical element 270, and has a concave portion or a step portion to which these optical components can be attached.
- the imaging lens 266 forms an optical image to be imaged by the imaging device 260 on the imaging element 262.
- the imaging lens 266 is illustrated as a single convex lens, the imaging lens 266 is not limited to such a configuration, and the imaging lens 266 may be configured by a plurality of lens groups.
- the optical element 270 is a compensating optical element for compensating the optical performance of the imaging device 260.
- the optical element 270 is used for, for example, compensation for aberrations caused by the imaging lens 266, compensation for aberrations caused by attachment tolerances of components constituting the imaging device 260, and the like.
- the optical element 270 is configured to compensate for an asymmetrical aberration generated in the imaging device 260, and is configured such that the optical surface formed by the stacked body 272 is a rotationally asymmetric surface.
- the optical element 270 is configured such that the thickness of the stacked body 272 is different between the central portion and the peripheral portion so as to compensate for wavefront aberration between the central portion and the peripheral portion on the imaging surface of the imaging device 260. It may also have an axially asymmetric anamorphic shape or a free-form surface shape.
- the optical element 270 may be a diffractive optical element that compensates for chromatic aberration of the imaging device 260.
- the optical element 270 is formed by modeling the laminated body 272 on the base material 271 attached to the housing 264 of the imaging device 260.
- the base material 271 has an ultraviolet light shielding layer 275 so that the ultraviolet light irradiated from the modeling head 24 does not hit the imaging element 262 when the stacked body 272 is formed.
- the ultraviolet light shielding layer 275 is, for example, a dielectric multilayer film configured to transmit visible light and shield ultraviolet light.
- the base material 271 may be made of a material that absorbs ultraviolet light such as acrylic resin.
- the imaging device 260 is connected to the control device 40 while being fixed on the fixing jig 220.
- the imaging device 260 operates based on the control signal from the control device 40 and images the evaluation chart 236.
- the imaging device 260 transmits the captured image of the evaluation chart 236 to the control device 40. Thereby, the imaging device 260 functions as a measuring unit of the optical element manufacturing device 210.
- the control device 40 acquires the captured image of the evaluation chart 236 as a measurement result of the optical performance of the imaging device 260, and determines the optical performance of the imaging device 260 based on the acquired measurement result. When the measurement result of the optical performance does not satisfy the target condition, the control device 40 calculates the shaping shape of the compensation optical element for compensating the optical performance.
- the control apparatus 40 models the laminated body 272 on the base material 271 based on the calculated modeling shape data, and forms the optical element 270.
- FIGS. 11A to 11C are views schematically showing how the optical element 270 is manufactured.
- the imaging device 260 is attached to the fixing jig 220.
- the imaging lens 266 and the base material 271 constituting the imaging optical system are attached to the housing 264, and the base material 271 is disposed at one end of the imaging optical system and exposed.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 causes the imaging apparatus 260 in this state to capture an image of the evaluation chart 236, and obtains a captured image indicating the optical performance of the imaging apparatus 260 that is not compensated by the optical element 270.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 calculates modeling shape data of the stacked body 272 to be modeled on the base material 271 based on the captured image indicating the optical performance of the imaging apparatus 260.
- a laminate 272 is formed on the base material 271.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 forms the laminated body 272 according to the modeling shape data calculated based on the acquired captured image. After forming the laminated body 272, the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 acquires a captured image indicating the optical performance of the imaging apparatus 260 compensated by the optical element 270. The optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 determines the optical performance of the imaging apparatus 260 based on the acquired captured image, and determines whether the target condition is satisfied. When the target condition is not satisfied, a corrected modeling shape is calculated based on the acquired captured image, and the shape of the optical element 270 is corrected. If the target condition is satisfied, the modeling of the optical element 270 is terminated.
- a protective member 278 is incorporated in the housing 264.
- the protection member 278 is a member for protecting the laminated body 272 formed on the base material 271.
- the protective member 278 is preferably configured by a homogeneous plate-like member. By attaching the protection member 278, the imaging device 260 is completed. Note that the protective member 278 may not be provided.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 210 measures the optical performance of the optical system including the base material 271 before modeling the optical element 270 (S50), and calculates modeling shape data of the optical element 270 based on the measurement result of the optical performance. (S52).
- An optical material is laminated on the base material 271 according to the calculated modeling shape data (S54), and the optical performance of the optical system including the optical element 270 modeled on the base material 271 is measured (S56).
- the corrected modeling shape data is calculated based on the measurement result of the optical performance (S60), and the optical is formed on the base material 271 according to the corrected modeling shape data.
- the materials for use are stacked (S62), and the processes of S56 and S58 are executed again.
- a protective member for protecting the laminated body 272 is incorporated in the optical system (S66). This flow ends.
- S66 is skipped and this flow is finished.
- the optical performance of the imaging device 260 is measured using the imaging device 260 in which the optical element 270 is incorporated, it is possible to directly determine and compensate for the optical performance of the entire imaging optical system. . Even if the optical aberration or the like is not a problem at the time of designing the imaging device 260, a problem such as an aberration may occur depending on the mounting accuracy of the imaging device 262 or the imaging device 262 when the imaging device 260 is assembled. Since such aberrations may cause individual differences depending on the imaging device 260 to be manufactured, the shape of the compensation optical element required for each individual may be different.
- the optical element 270 since the shape of the compensation optical element is determined by directly measuring the manufactured imaging device 260, the optical element 270 having appropriate compensation performance can be formed for each individual. Thereby, the dispersion
- the optical element 270 can be formed immediately by the additive manufacturing method based on the measurement result of the optical performance of the imaging device 260, the lead time for manufacturing the imaging device 260 can be shortened.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 according to the fourth example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 manufactures an optical element 370 that is incorporated in the optical system of the illumination device 360.
- the lighting device 360 is a device that is incorporated as a lighting module in a projector, an optical microscope, or the like.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 is different from the above-described embodiment in that it does not have a measurement light source and uses an illumination device 360 in which the optical element 370 is incorporated as a light source.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 will be described focusing on differences from the above-described embodiments.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 includes a fixing jig 320, a modeling head 24, an evaluation screen 336, a camera 138, and a control device 40.
- the modeling head 24, the camera 138, and the control device 40 are configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.
- the fixing jig 320 is a member that supports the illumination device 360, and fixes the illumination device 360 at a position suitable for modeling the optical element 370.
- the evaluation screen 336 is a transmissive diffusion screen for imaging the optical characteristics of the illumination light 330 output from the illumination device 360 with the camera 138.
- the evaluation screen 336 is provided with a mark or the like indicating a reference position so that it can be evaluated whether the position irradiated with the illumination light 330 is appropriate.
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which the illumination light of the illumination device 360 is appropriately irradiated into the marks on the evaluation screen 336.
- the evaluation screen 336 functions as a “measuring unit” for measuring the optical performance of the illumination device 360 together with the camera 138.
- the illumination device 360 includes a light emitting element 362, a housing 364, an illumination lens 366, and an optical element 370.
- the light emitting element 362 is a semiconductor light emitting element such as a light emitting diode or a laser diode.
- the housing 364 is a member that accommodates and fixes the light emitting element 362, the illumination lens 366, and the optical element 370, and has a recess or a step portion to which these optical components can be attached.
- the illumination lens 366 collimates the output light from the light emitting element 362 and converts it into illumination light 330 directed toward the illumination target.
- the illumination lens 366 is illustrated as a single convex lens. However, the illumination lens 366 is not limited to such a configuration, and the illumination lens 366 may be configured by a plurality of lens groups.
- the optical element 370 is a compensating optical element for compensating the optical performance of the illumination device 360.
- the optical element 370 is used, for example, for compensation of aberrations caused by the illumination lens 366, compensation for aberrations caused by attachment tolerances of components constituting the illumination device 360, and the like.
- the optical element 370 is configured so as to compensate for the effect of the light distribution of the illumination light 330 being shifted due to, for example, a shift in the mounting position of the light emitting element 362, and the stacked body 372 is configured to be asymmetric.
- the optical element 370 is formed by modeling the laminated body 372 on the base material 371 attached to the housing 364 of the lighting device 360.
- the lighting device 360 is connected to the control device 40 while being fixed on the fixing jig 220.
- the illumination device 360 operates based on a control signal from the control device 40 and outputs illumination light 330 toward the evaluation screen 336.
- the control device 40 causes the camera 138 to capture the evaluation screen 336 irradiated with the illumination light 330, and acquires the captured image of the evaluation screen 336 as a measurement result of the optical performance of the illumination device 360.
- the control device 40 calculates the modeling shape of the compensation optical element for compensating the optical performance, and is laminated on the base material 371 according to the calculated modeling shape data.
- a body 372 is formed.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing how the optical element 370 is manufactured, and shows how the optical performance of the illumination device 360 is measured before the optical element 370 is formed.
- the light emitting element 362, the illumination lens 366, and the base material 371 that constitute the illumination optical system are attached to the housing 364, and the base material 371 is exposed at one end of the illumination optical system.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 outputs the illumination light 330 from the illumination apparatus 360 in this state, and images the evaluation screen 336 irradiated with the illumination light 330.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 calculates modeling shape data of the stacked body 372 based on the captured image of the evaluation screen 336, and forms the stacked body 372 according to the calculated modeling shape data.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 measures the optical performance of the illumination optical system including the shaped optical element 370, and finishes the shaping when the measurement result satisfies the target condition.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 310 may incorporate a protective member for protecting the surface of the shaped optical element 370 into the lighting apparatus 360.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically illustrating the optical performance measurement method according to the fifth example.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 410 according to the present embodiment is used for manufacturing an optical element incorporated in the pupil plane 462 of the optical apparatus 460.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 410 will be described focusing on differences from the above-described embodiment.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 410 includes a fixing jig 420 for fixing the optical apparatus 460, a sensor 434 for measuring optical performance on the pupil plane 462, and a measuring optical system 436.
- the measurement optical system 436 is an optical system for forming a conjugate plane of the pupil plane 462.
- the sensor 434 is disposed on the conjugate plane of the pupil plane 462.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 410 obtains the measurement result of the optical performance on the pupil plane 462 of the optical apparatus 460 by acquiring the measurement result of the sensor 434.
- the optical element manufacturing apparatus 410 calculates the shaping shape of the compensation optical element to be incorporated into the pupil plane 462 based on the acquired optical performance, and forms the optical element based on the calculated shaping shape data.
- the formed optical element is incorporated in the pupil plane 462 of the optical device 460.
- a compensation optical element for compensating the optical performance in the pupil plane 462 according to the optical performance of the optical device 460.
- a compensation optical element capable of appropriately compensating the wavefront on the pupil plane 462 can be formed.
- it may be easier to compensate for aberrations and the like by incorporating a compensation element at a position closer to the pupil plane than at a position away from the pupil plane.
- a compensation element at a position closer to the pupil plane than at a position away from the pupil plane.
- the compensating optical element when the compensating optical element is arranged at a position near the pupil plane away from the image pickup element, an optical element having a relatively large structure can be used, so that the required accuracy of the shaped shape can be lowered. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, an optical element having effective compensation performance can be manufactured relatively easily.
- the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiments.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the configurations of the embodiments are appropriately combined or replaced. Those are also included in the present invention. Further, based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, it is possible to appropriately change the combination and processing order in each embodiment and to add various modifications such as various design changes to the embodiment. Added embodiments may also fall within the scope of the present invention.
- Imaging lens 270 ... Optical element, 271 ... Base material, 272 ... Laminated body, 275 ... UV light shielding layer, 278 ... protective member, 310 ... optical element manufacturing device, 336 ... evaluation screen, 338 ... camera, 360 ... lighting device, 362 ... light emitting element, 366 ... Bright lens, 370 ... optical element, 371 ... substrate, 372 ... layered body, 410 ... optical element manufacturing apparatus, 434 ... sensor, 436 ... measuring optical system, 460 ... optical system, 462 ... pupil plane.
- the present invention can be used for manufacturing optical elements.
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本発明のある態様は、光学素子製造装置である。この光学素子製造装置は、光学用材料を順次積層させて光学素子を造形する積層造形手段と、造形される光学素子を含む光学系の光学性能の測定結果を取得する取得手段と、を備える。積層造形手段は、取得手段が取得する測定結果が所定条件を満たすことを条件に光学素子の造形を終了する。
図1は、第1実施例に係る光学素子製造装置10の構成を模式的に示す。光学素子製造装置10は、ステージ20と、造形ヘッド24と、光源32と、センサ34と、制御装置40とを備える。
図6は、第2実施例に係る光学素子製造装置110の構成を模式的に示す図である。光学素子製造装置110は、造形形状データに基づいて基材171の上に積層体172を造形し、凸レンズなどの光学素子170を形成する。光学素子製造装置110は、第1実施例に比べて光学性能の要求精度がそれほど高くない光学素子を作ることを目的とし、光学性能の測定結果に基づく補正造形を行わない点で上述の実施例と相違する。例えば、第1実施例に係る光学素子70が結像光学系のような高い精度を求められる凸レンズであれば、本実施例に係る光学素子170は、照明光学系に用いられるような凸レンズである。このような光学素子製造装置110について、上述の第1実施例との相違点を中心に説明する。
図10は、第3実施例に係る光学素子製造装置210の構成を模式的に示す。光学素子製造装置210は、撮像装置260の光学系に組み込まれる光学素子270を製造する。撮像装置260は、例えば、デジタルカメラや光学顕微鏡などに撮像モジュールとして組み込まれる装置である。光学素子製造装置210は、測定手段を有さず、光学素子270が組み込まれる撮像装置260を測定手段として利用する点で上述の実施例と相違する。以下、光学素子製造装置210について上述の実施例との相違点を中心に説明する。
図13は、第4実施例に係る光学素子製造装置310の構成を模式的に示す図である。光学素子製造装置310は、照明装置360の光学系に組み込まれる光学素子370を製造する。照明装置360は、プロジェクタや光学顕微鏡などに照明モジュールとして組み込まれる装置である。光学素子製造装置310は、測定用の光源を有さず、光学素子370が組み込まれる照明装置360を光源として利用する点で上述の実施例と相違する。以下、光学素子製造装置310について上述の実施例との相違点を中心に説明する。
図15は、第5実施例に係る光学性能の測定方法を模式的に示す図である。本実施例に係る光学素子製造装置410は、光学装置460の瞳面462に組み込まれる光学素子を製造するために用いられる。光学素子製造装置410について、上述の実施例との相違点を中心に説明する。
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- 光学用材料を順次積層させて光学素子を造形する積層造形手段と、
造形される光学素子を含む光学系の光学性能の測定結果を取得する取得手段と、を備え、
前記積層造形手段は、前記取得手段が取得する測定結果が所定条件を満たすことを条件に前記光学素子の造形を終了する光学素子製造装置。 - 前記取得手段が取得する測定結果に基づいて前記光学素子を造形するための造形形状を算出する造形形状演算手段をさらに備え、
前記積層造形手段は、前記造形形状演算手段が算出した造形形状にしたがって前記光学素子を造形する請求項1に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記取得手段は、造形途中の光学素子を含む前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果を取得し、
前記造形形状演算手段は、造形途中の前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果に基づいて造形途中の光学素子上に積層させる造形形状を算出し、
前記積層造形手段は、造形途中の前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果に基づいて前記造形形状演算手段が算出した造形形状にしたがって造形途中の光学素子上に光学用材料を積層させる請求項2に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記取得手段は、前記光学素子を造形する前の前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果を取得し、
前記造形形状演算手段は、造形前の前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果に基づいて前記光学素子の造形形状を算出し、
前記積層造形手段は、造形前の前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果に基づいて前記造形形状演算手段が算出した造形形状にしたがって光学用材料を積層させる請求項2または3に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記造形形状演算手段は、前記光学素子を造形する前の前記光学系の光学性能を補償する補償光学素子の造形形状を算出し、
前記積層造形手段は、前記造形形状演算手段が算出した補償光学素子の造形形状にしたがって光学用材料を積層させることにより、前記補償光学素子を造形する請求項4に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記光学系は、前記光学系の一端に配置される基材を含み、
前記積層造形手段は、前記基材上に光学用材料を積層して前記光学素子を造形する請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記積層造形手段は、紫外線照射により前記基材上に光硬化性樹脂を積層させるよう構成されており、
前記基材は、紫外線の透過量を低減させるよう構成される請求項6に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記積層造形手段は、前記光学素子の光学面が回転非対称面となるように前記光学素子を造形する請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子製造装置。
- 前記取得手段は、前記光学系を透過する光の測定結果を取得する請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子製造装置。
- 前記光学系は、撮像素子と撮像レンズとを含む撮像光学系であり、
前記取得手段は、前記撮像素子が撮像する画像データを取得する請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 前記光学系は、光源と照明レンズとを含む照明光学系であり、
前記取得手段は、前記照明光学系から出力される照明光の測定結果を取得する請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子製造装置。 - 光学用材料を順次積層させて光学素子を造形することと、
造形される光学素子を含む光学系の光学性能の測定結果を取得することと、を備え、
前記光学系の光学性能の測定結果が所定条件を満たすことを条件に前記光学素子の造形を終了する光学素子製造方法。 - 造形される光学素子の光学面を保護する保護部材を前記光学系に組み込むことをさらに備える請求項12に記載の光学素子製造方法。
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