Common Aperture DSLR Camera Design Approach with Diffractive Lens

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 143 - 153, 24.03.2025

Ahmet Ünal

https://doi.org/10.29109/gujsc.1564503

Abstract

Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras have widespread applications across various fields. Yet, their reliance on eyepieces poses limitations on their functionality. To address this constraint, a comprehensive optical system approach utilizing specialized diffractive optical elements, enabling concurrent focusing on both the viewfinder and the image sensor has been developed in this study. The effectiveness of this innovative design approach has been verified through comparative analysis with conventional separated ideal lenses. The outcome of the simulations was shared, and this study is expected to pave the way for advanced optical system designs and inspire novel approaches in camera technology development.

Keywords

Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera, Optical System Design, Diffractive Optical Element

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