Patent Publication Number: US-11048069-B2

Title: Three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a projection lens system, and more particularly to a miniaturized three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system applicable to electronic products. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     Nowadays digital imaging technology is constantly innovating and changing, in particular, digital carriers, such as, digital camera and mobile phone and so on, have become smaller in size, so CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor is also required to be more compact. In addition to be used in the field of photography, in recent years, infrared focusing lens has also be used in infrared receiving and sensing field of the game machine, and in order to make the scope of game machine induction user more broader, wide-angle lens group has become the mainstream for receiving infrared wavelength at present. 
     The applicant has also put forward a number of lens groups related to infrared wavelength reception, however, at present, the game machine is based on a more three-dimensional, real and immediate 3D game, the current or the applicant&#39;s previous lens groups are all 2D plane games, which cannot meet the 3D game focusing on the deep induction efficacy. 
     Special infrared receiving and induction lens groups for game machines are made of plastic for the pursuit of low cost, however, poor material transparency is one of the key factors that affect the depth detection accuracy of the game machine, and plastic lenses are easy to overheat or too cold in ambient temperature, so that the focal length of the lens group will be changed and cannot focus accurately. Therefore, the current infrared receiving and induction lens groups cannot meet the 3D game depth precise induction requirement. 
     The present invention mitigates and/or obviates the aforementioned disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system with better image sensing function. 
     Therefore, a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the present invention comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element with a positive refractive power having an image-side surface being convex near an optical axis; a second lens element with a refractive power having an image-side surface being convex near the optical axis; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having an image-side surface being concave near the optical axis and an image source-side surface being convex near the optical axis, at least one of the image-side surface and the image source-side surface of the third lens element being aspheric; a stop disposed before an image source-side surface of the first lens element or between the image source-side surface of the first lens element and an image source-side surface of the second lens element; and wherein the first lens element or the second lens element is made of glass. 
     Preferably, a focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a focal length of the first lens element and the second lens element combined is f12, and they satisfy the relation: 0.8&lt;f/f12&lt;1.5. Therefore, appropriate refractive powers of the first and second lens elements can obtain a wide field of view and maintain the objective of miniaturization of the system. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a focal length of the second lens element and the third lens element combined is f23, and they satisfy the relation: 0.1&lt;f/f23&lt;1.3, so that the shortening of the total length of the system and the correction of aberration can be balanced. 
     Preferably, a focal length of the first lens element is f1, a focal length of the second lens element is f2, and they satisfy the relation: −0.5&lt;f1/f2&lt;0.7, so that the refractive power of the first lens element and the second lens element are more suitable, it will be favorable to avoid the excessive increase of aberration of the system. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the second lens element is f2, a focal length of the third lens element is 13, and they satisfy the relation: −2.6&lt;12/f3&lt;18.2, so that the refractive power of the second lens element and the third lens element are more balanced, it will be favorable to correct the aberration of the system and reduce the sensitivity of the system. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the first lens element is f1, the focal length of the third lens element is f3, and they satisfy the relation: 0.1&lt;f1/f3&lt;1.8, so that the refractive power of the first lens element can be distributed effectively, so as to reduce the sensitivity of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the first lens element is f1, the focal length of the second lens element and the third lens element combined is f23, and they satisfy the relation: 0.1&lt;f1/f23&lt;1.3, so that the resolution can be improved evidently. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the first lens element and the second lens element combined is f12, the focal length of the third lens element is f3, and they satisfy the relation: 0.2&lt;f12/f3&lt;1.4, so that the resolution can be improved evidently. 
     Preferably, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the first lens element is R1, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface of the first lens element is R2, and they satisfy the relation: −0.8&lt;R1/R2&lt;1.1, which can reduce the spherical aberration and astigmatism of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. 
     Preferably, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the second lens element is R3, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface of the second lens element is R4, and they satisfy the relation: −1.7&lt;R3/R4&lt;1.9, which can reduce the spherical aberration and astigmatism of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. 
     Preferably, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens element is R5, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface of the third lens element is R6, and they satisfy the relation: 0.4&lt;R5/R6&lt;1.2, which can reduce the spherical aberration and astigmatism of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. 
     Preferably, a central thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is CT1, a central thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is CT2, and they satisfy the relation: 0.3&lt;CT1/CT2&lt;1.8, which is favorable to the formation and homogeneity of lenses. 
     Preferably, the central thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is CT3, and they satisfy the relation: 0.2&lt;CT2/CT3&lt;1.0, so that the image quality and the sensitivity of the system can be balanced properly. 
     Preferably, the central thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is CT1, the central thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is CT3, and they satisfy the relation: 0.1&lt;CT1/CT3&lt;1.1, which is favorable to the formation and homogeneity of lenses. 
     Preferably, the focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the image plane along the optical axis is TL, and they satisfy the relation: 0.7&lt;f/TL&lt;1.2, it will be favorable to maintain the objective of miniaturization of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, which can be used in thin electronic products. 
     Preferably, a refractive index of the first lens element or the second lens element which is made of glass is nglass, a refractive index of the first lens element or the second lens element which is made of plastic is nplastic, and they satisfy the relations: nglass&gt;1.7 and nplastic&gt;1.6. Glass lens element provides greater refractive index, which can increase the refractive power of the lens element. 
     Preferably, an Abbe number of the first lens element or the second lens element which is made of glass is Vglass, an Abbe number of the first lens element or the second lens element which is made of plastic is Vplastic, and they satisfy the relation: 23&lt;Vglass−Vplastic&lt;43, it will be favorable to match and reconcile the lens elements of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, which can correct the chromatic aberration of the system effectively, so as to provide better aberration balance ability. 
     The present invention will be presented in further details from the following descriptions with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 1B  shows the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2B  shows the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3B  shows the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4B  shows the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 5B  shows the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1A and 1B ,  FIG. 1A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 1B  shows, in order from left to right, the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the first embodiment of the present invention. A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention comprises a stop  100  and a lens group. The lens group comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element  110 , a second lens element  120 , a third lens element  130 , and an image source plane  180 , wherein the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. The stop  100  is disposed before an image source-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110 . 
     The first lens element  110  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  111  being convex near an optical axis  190  and the image source-side surface  112  being convex near the optical axis  190 , and the first lens element  110  is made of glass. 
     The second lens element  120  with a negative refractive power has an image-side surface  121  being convex near the optical axis  190  and an image source-side surface  122  being concave near the optical axis  190 , the image-side surface  121  and the image source-side surface  122  are aspheric, and the second lens element  120  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  130  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  131  being concave near the optical axis  190  and an image source-side surface  132  being convex near the optical axis  190 , the image-side surface  131  and the image source-side surface  132  are aspheric, and the third lens element  130  is made of plastic material. 
     The equation for the aspheric surface profiles of the respective lens elements of the first embodiment is expressed as follows: 
     
       
         
           
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                     0.5 
                   
                 
               
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                 Ah 
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                 Bh 
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                 Ch 
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                 12 
               
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     wherein: 
     z represents the value of a reference position with respect to a vertex of the surface of a lens and a position with a height h along the optical axis  190 ; 
     c represents a paraxial curvature equal to 1/R (R: a paraxial radius of curvature); 
     h represents a vertical distance from the point on the curve of the aspheric surface to the optical axis  190 ; 
     k represents the conic constant; 
     A, B, C, D, E, G, . . . : represent the high-order aspheric coefficients. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a f-number of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is Fno, the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a maximum view angle (field of view) FOV, and they satisfy the relations: f=3.33 mm; Fno=2.4; and FOV=15.05 degrees. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a focal length of the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  combined is f12, and they satisfy the relation: f/f12=1.117. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a focal length of the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  combined is f23, and they satisfy the relation: f/f23=0.451. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, a focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, and they satisfy the relation: f1/f2=−0.378. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, a focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, and they satisfy the relation: f2/f3=−1.528. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, the focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, and they satisfy the relation: f1/f3=0.578. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, the focal length of the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  combined is f23, and they satisfy the relation: f1/f23=0.343. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  combined is f12, the focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, and they satisfy the relation: f12/f3=0.681. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is R1, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  is R2, and they satisfy the relation: R1/R2=−0.415. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface  121  of the second lens element  120  is R3, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  is R4, and they satisfy the relation: R3/R4=1.482. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface  131  of the third lens element  130  is R5, a radius of curvature of the image source-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  is R4, and they satisfy the relation: R5/R6=1.098. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, a central thickness of the first lens element  110  along the optical axis  190  is CT1, a central thickness of the second lens element  120  along the optical axis  190  is CT2, and they satisfy the relation: CT1/CT2=1.400. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the central thickness of the second lens element  120  along the optical axis  190  is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element  130  along the optical axis  190  is CT3, and they satisfy the relation: CT2/CT3=0.548. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the central thickness of the first lens element  110  along the optical axis  190  is CT1, the central thickness of the third lens element  130  along the optical axis  190  is CT3, and they satisfy the relation: CT1/CT3=0.768. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the focal length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system is f, a distance from the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  to the image plane  180  along the optical axis  190  is TL, and they satisfy the relation: f/TL=0.936. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the first lens element  110  is made of glass, a refractive index of the first lens element  110  is nglass, the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  are made of plastic material, a refractive index of the second lens element  120  is nplastic, a refractive index of the third lens element  130  is nplastic, and they satisfy the relations: nglass=1.73 and nplastic=1.65. 
     In the first embodiment of the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the first lens element  110  is made of glass, an Abbe number of the first lens element  110  is Vglass, the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  are made of plastic material, an Abbe number of the second lens element  120  is Vplastic, an Abbe number of the third lens element  130  is Vplastic, and they satisfy the relation: Vglass−Vplastic=33.2, but not limited to 33.2, as long as Vglass−Vplastic is larger than 23 and less than 43. 
     The detailed optical data of the first embodiment is shown in table 1, and the aspheric surface data is shown in table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 1 
               
               
                 f(focal length) = 3.33 mm, Fno = 2.4, FOV = 15.05 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 sur- 
                   
                 Curvature 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 face 
                   
                 Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 object 
                 infinity 
                 350 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                   
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 2 
                 stop 
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.500 
                   
                 0.498 
                 glass 
                 1.73 
                 54.7 
                   2.530 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 −6.025 
                   
                 0.330 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.378 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.356 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 −6.692 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 0.930  
                 (ASP) 
                 1.121 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.992  
                 (ASP) 
                 0.649 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                   4.380 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.903  
                 (ASP) 
                 0.607 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Image 
                 infinity 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 source 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 plane 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 surface 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 K: 
                 −4.6908E+00 
                 −3.2991E−02 
                 2.8181E+00 
                 2.7061E−01 
               
               
                 A: 
                 −1.6273E−01 
                 −9.4015E−01 
                 −1.4471E+00 
                 −5.8328E−01 
               
               
                 B: 
                 −8.3129E−01 
                 −1.4073E+00 
                 −6.4094E−01 
                 2.8911E−01 
               
               
                 C: 
                 1.4350E+00 
                 3.6495E+00 
                 −3.8229E+01 
                 1.1307E−01 
               
               
                 D: 
                 −2.0041E+00 
                 −5.5030E+00 
                 1.1881E+02 
                 −4.7051E+00 
               
               
                 E: 
                 9.7192E−02 
                 3.6492E+00 
                 −4.3222E+02 
                 1.1598E+01 
               
               
                 F: 
                   
                   
                 −2.1819E+03 
                 −1.3429E+01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The units of the radius of curvature, the thickness and the focal length in table 1 are expressed in mm, the surface numbers 0-9 represent the surfaces sequentially arranged from the image-side to the image source-side along the optical axis. In table 2, k represents the conic coefficient of the equation of the aspheric surface profiles, and A, B, C, D, E, F . . . : represent the high-order aspheric coefficients. The tables presented below for each embodiment are the corresponding schematic parameter, aberration curves, and the definitions of the tables are the same as Table 1 and Table 2 of the first embodiment. Therefore, an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2A and 2B ,  FIG. 2A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 2B  shows, in order from left to right, the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the second embodiment of the present invention. A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a stop  200  and a lens group. The lens group comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element  210 , a second lens element  220 , a third lens element  230 , and an image source plane  280 , wherein the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. The stop  200  is disposed before an image source-side surface  212  of the first lens element  210 . 
     The first lens element  210  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  211  being convex near an optical axis  290  and the image source-side surface  212  being convex near the optical axis  290 , and the first lens element  210  is made of glass. 
     The second lens element  220  with a negative refractive power has an image-side surface  221  being convex near the optical axis  290  and an image source-side surface  222  being concave near the optical axis  290 , the image-side surface  221  and the image source-side surface  222  are aspheric, and the second lens element  220  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  230  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  231  being concave near the optical axis  290  and an image source-side surface  232  being convex near the optical axis  290 , the image-side surface  231  and the image source-side surface  232  are aspheric, and the third lens element  230  is made of plastic material. 
     The detailed optical data of the second embodiment is shown in table 3, and the aspheric surface data is shown in table 4. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 2 
               
               
                 f(focal length) = 3.32 mm, Fno = 2.5, FOV = 15.09 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 sur- 
                   
                 Curvature 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 face 
                   
                 Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 object 
                 infinity 
                 350 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                   
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 2 
                 stop 
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.504 
                   
                 0.482 
                 glass 
                 1.73 
                 54.7 
                   2.782 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 −8.949 
                   
                 0.109 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.182  
                 (ASP) 
                 0.540 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 −7.129 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 0.768 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.996 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.143 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.821 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                   3.579 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.955 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.642 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Image 
                 infinity 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 source 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 plane 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 surface 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 K: 
                 −2.4885E+00 
                 −1.8523E−01 
                 2.8552E+00 
                 −7.8384E−01 
               
               
                 A: 
                 8.0345E−02 
                 −4.4661E−01 
                 −1.0586E+00 
                 −3.8401E−01 
               
               
                 B: 
                 −3.5482E−01 
                 −1.7071E+00 
                 1.1496E+00 
                 −4.4262E−01 
               
               
                 C: 
                 5.6522E−01 
                 3.0873E+00 
                 −3.3247E+01 
                 2.3433E+00 
               
               
                 D: 
                 −1.0230E+00 
                 −9.4704E+00 
                 4.5713E+01 
                 −8.7436E+00 
               
               
                 E: 
                 5.1571E−01 
                 1.1441E+01 
                 2.1369E+02 
                 1.4031E+01 
               
               
                 F: 
                   
                   
                 −2.2801E+03 
                 −9.4313E+00 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the second embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the first embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the first embodiment with corresponding values for the second embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 3 and Table 4 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 2 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 3.323 
                 f12/f3 
                 0.843 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.5 
                 Vglass − Vplastic 
                 33.2 
               
               
                   
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 15.09 
                 f/TL 
                 0.926 
               
               
                   
                 f/f12 
                 1.102 
                 R1/R2 
                 −0.280 
               
               
                   
                 f/f23 
                 0.583 
                 R3/R4 
                 1.538 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f2 
                 −0.390 
                 R5/R6 
                 1.197 
               
               
                   
                 f2/f3 
                 −1.992 
                 CT1/CT2 
                 0.894 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f3 
                 0.777 
                 CT2/CT3 
                 0.657 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f23 
                 0.488 
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.587 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Referring to  FIGS. 3A and 3B ,  FIG. 3A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 3B  shows, in order from left to right, the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the third embodiment of the present invention. A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention comprises a stop  300  and a lens group. The lens group comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element  310 , a second lens element  320 , a third lens element  330 , and an image source plane  380 , wherein the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. The stop  300  is disposed before an image source-side surface  312  of the first lens element  310 . 
     The first lens element  310  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  311  being convex near an optical axis  390  and the image source-side surface  312  being concave near the optical axis  390 , the image-side surface  311  and the image source-side surface  312  are aspheric, and the first lens element  310  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  320  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  321  being convex near the optical axis  390  and an image source-side surface  322  being convex near the optical axis  390 , and the second lens element  320  is made of glass. 
     The third lens element  330  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  331  being concave near the optical axis  390  and an image source-side surface  332  being convex near the optical axis  390 , the image-side surface  331  and the image source-side surface  332  are aspheric, and the third lens element  330  is made of plastic material. 
     The detailed optical data of the third embodiment is shown in table 5, and the aspheric surface data is shown in table 6. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 3 
               
               
                 f(focal length) = 3.33 mm, Fno = 2.4, FOV = 15.05 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 sur- 
                   
                 Curvature  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 face 
                   
                 Radius  
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 object 
                 infinity 
                 350 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                   
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 2 
                 stop 
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Lens 1 
                 0.947 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.517 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 1.556 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 1.238 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.358 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 3.498 
                   
                 0.414 
                 glass 
                 1.73 
                 54.7 
                 4.730 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 −100.011 
                   
                 0.864 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.643 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.812 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 4.256 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.761 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.639 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Image 
                 infinity 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 source 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 plane 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 surface 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 3 
                 4 
                 7 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 K: 
                 −7.5186E−01 
                 1.2090E+00 
                 −2.4537E+00 
                 −9.0426E−02 
               
               
                 A: 
                 1.0215E−01 
                 2.9626E−02 
                 −1.6752E+00 
                 8.7857E−02 
               
               
                 B: 
                 1.1310E−01 
                 2.1646E−01 
                 −4.3526E−01 
                 −1.3478E−02 
               
               
                 C: 
                 −1.9412E−01 
                 −1.9715E+00 
                 8.0956E+00 
                 7.7550E−02 
               
               
                 D: 
                 9.0873E−01 
                 1.0572E+01 
                 −1.1178E+02 
                 2.7927E+00 
               
               
                 E: 
                 −1.4655E+00 
                 −2.4884E+01 
                 2.9243E+02 
                 −8.7860E+00 
               
               
                 F: 
                 1.1967E+00 
                 2.4740E+01 
                 −2.5658E+02 
                 9.8448E+00 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the third embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the first embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the first embodiment with corresponding values for the third embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 5 and Table 6 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 3 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 3.330 
                 f12/f3 
                 0.587 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.4 
                 Vglass − Vplastic 
                 33.2 
               
               
                   
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 15.05 
                 f/TL 
                 0.924 
               
               
                   
                 f/f12 
                 1.334 
                 R1/R2 
                 0.765 
               
               
                   
                 f/f23 
                 1.021 
                 R3/R4 
                 −0.035 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f2 
                 0.329 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.844 
               
               
                   
                 f2/f3 
                 1.111 
                 CT1/CT2 
                 1.250 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f3 
                 0.366 
                 CT2/CT3 
                 0.509 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f23 
                 0.477 
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.636 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Referring to  FIGS. 4A and 4B ,  FIG. 4A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 4B  shows, in order from left to right, the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention comprises a stop  400  and a lens group. The lens group comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element  410 , a second lens element  420 , a third lens element  430 , and an image source plane  480 , wherein the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. The stop  400  is disposed between an image source-side  412  of the first lens element  410  and an image source-side surface  422  of the second lens element  420 . 
     The first lens element  410  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  411  being convex near an optical axis  490  and the image source-side surface  412  being convex near the optical axis  490 , and the first lens element  410  is made of glass. 
     The second lens element  420  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  421  being convex near the optical axis  490  and the image source-side surface  422  being convex near the optical axis  490 , the image-side surface  421  and the image source-side surface  422  are aspheric, and the second lens element  420  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  430  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  431  being concave near the optical axis  490  and an image source-side surface  432  being convex near the optical axis  490 , the image-side surface  431  and the image source-side surface  432  are aspheric, and the third lens element  430  is made of plastic material. 
     The detailed optical data of the fourth embodiment is shown in table 7, and the aspheric surface data is shown in table 8. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 4 
               
               
                 f(focal length) = 3.62 mm, Fno = 2.5, FOV = 13.86 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                 Curvature 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 surface 
                   
                 Radius 
                 Thickness  
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 object 
                 infinity 
                 350 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                   
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.515 
                   
                 0.451 
                 glass 
                 1.73 
                 54.7 
                 4.484 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −35.000 
                   
                 0.124 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 stop 
                 infinity 
                 −0.078 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 0.815 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.606 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 50.493 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 −0.601 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.103 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.778 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.783 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 2.867 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.744 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.604 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Image 
                 infinity 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 source 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 plane 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 surface 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 K: 
                 −6.5312E−01 
                 2.5817E−01 
                 −2.9006E+00 
                 −1.1581E−01 
               
               
                 A: 
                 1.1733E−01 
                 −1.8329E−01 
                 −2.0461E+00 
                 −9.2227E−02 
               
               
                 B: 
                 3.0884E−01 
                 5.3619E−02 
                 5.7686E+00 
                 2.2982E−01 
               
               
                 C: 
                 −1.3496E+00 
                 −5.7716E+00 
                 −1.1320E+02 
                 −1.4795E+00 
               
               
                 D: 
                 5.7902E+00 
                 1.5989E+01 
                 7.7866E+02 
                 6.4399E+00 
               
               
                 E: 
                 −1.0860E+01 
                 −4.3699E+01 
                 −3.3328E+03 
                 −1.4134E+01 
               
               
                 F: 
                 8.6301E+00 
                 −8.4134E+01 
                 4.2249E+03 
                 1.2067E+01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the fourth embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the first embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the first embodiment with corresponding values for the fourth embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 7 and Table 8 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 4 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 3.624 
                 f12/f3 
                 1.067 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.5 
                 Vglass − Vplastic 
                 33.2 
               
               
                   
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 13.86 
                 f/TL 
                 1.009 
               
               
                   
                 f/f12 
                 1.184 
                 R1/R2 
                 −0.100 
               
               
                   
                 f/f23 
                 0.923 
                 R3/R4 
                 −1.356 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f2 
                 0.089 
                 R5/R6 
                 1.045 
               
               
                   
                 f2/f3 
                 17.609 
                 CT1/CT2 
                 0.745 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f3 
                 1.564 
                 CT2/CT3 
                 0.774 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f23 
                 1.142 
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.577 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Referring to  FIGS. 5A and 5B ,  FIG. 5A  shows a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 5B  shows, in order from left to right, the astigmatic field curve and the distortion curve of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the fifth embodiment of the present invention comprises a stop  500  and a lens group. The lens group comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element  510 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , and an image source plane  580 , wherein the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. The stop  500  is disposed before an image source-side surface  512  of the first lens element  510 . 
     The first lens element  510  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  511  being convex near an optical axis  590  and the image source-side surface  512  being concave near the optical axis  590 , the image-side surface  511  and the image source-side surface  512  are aspheric, and the first lens element  510  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  520  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  521  being convex near the optical axis  590  and an image source-side surface  522  being concave near the optical axis  590 , and the second lens element  520  is made of glass. 
     The third lens element  530  with a positive refractive power has an image-side surface  531  being concave near the optical axis  590  and an image source-side surface  532  being convex near the optical axis  590 , the image-side surface  531  and the image source-side surface  532  are aspheric, and the third lens element  530  is made of plastic material. 
     The detailed optical data of the fifth embodiment is shown in table 9, and the aspheric surface data is shown in table 10. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 5 
               
               
                 f(focal length) = 3.32 mm, Fno = 2.5, FOV = 15.03 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                 Curvature 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 surface 
                   
                 Radius 
                 Thickness  
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 object 
                 infinity 
                 350 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                   
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 2 
                 stop 
                 infinity 
                 0 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.007 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.339 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 3.285 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 2.870 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.098 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 0.915 
                   
                 0.477 
                 glass 
                 1.73 
                 54.7 
                 3.879 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 1.068 
                   
                 1.195 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.822 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.845 
                 plastic 
                 1.65 
                 21.5 
                 3.151 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.801 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.600 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Image 
                 infinity 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 source 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 plane 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 surface 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 3 
                 4 
                 7 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 K: 
                 −4.2700E−01 
                 8.6277E+00 
                 −9.8914E+00 
                 −1.1397E−01 
               
               
                 A: 
                 7.2570E−02 
                 6.3908E−02 
                 −3.1655E+00 
                 −5.7074E−02 
               
               
                 B: 
                 6.3574E−01 
                 1.0942E+00 
                 7.6637E+00 
                 −4.4205E−02 
               
               
                 C: 
                 −3.1342E+00 
                 −6.5774E+00 
                 −3.2235E+01 
                 −1.4866E−01 
               
               
                 D: 
                 9.2565E+00 
                 2.3184E+01 
                 −2.3306E+02 
                 1.7859E+00 
               
               
                 E: 
                 −1.3418E+01 
                 −4.0105E+01 
                 2.1868E+03 
                 −4.3121E+00 
               
               
                 F: 
                 7.8435E+00 
                 2.8312E+01 
                 −6.6006E+03 
                 3.2120E+00 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the fifth embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the first embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the first embodiment with corresponding values for the fifth embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 9 and Table 10 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 5 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 3.324 
                 f12/f3 
                 0.873 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.5 
                 Vglass − Vplastic 
                 33.2 
               
               
                   
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 15.03 
                 f/TL 
                 0.936 
               
               
                   
                 f/f12 
                 1.208 
                 R1/R2 
                 0.699 
               
               
                   
                 f/f23 
                 1.015 
                 R3/R4 
                 0.857 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f2 
                 0.847 
                 R5/R6 
                 1.027 
               
               
                   
                 f2/f3 
                 1.231 
                 CT1/CT2 
                 0.711 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f3 
                 1.042 
                 CT2/CT3 
                 0.564 
               
               
                   
                 f1/f23 
                 1.003 
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.401 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, the lens elements can be made of plastic or glass. If the lens elements are made of plastic, the cost will be effectively reduced. If the lens elements are made of glass, there is more freedom in distributing the refractive power of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. Plastic lens elements can have aspheric surfaces, which allow more design parameter freedom (than spherical surfaces), so as to reduce the aberration and the number of the lens elements, as well as the total track length of the three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system. 
     In the present three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system, if the image-side or the image source-side surface of the lens elements with refractive power is convex and the location of the convex surface is not defined, the image-side or the image source-side surface of the lens elements near the optical axis is convex. If the image-side or the image source-side surface of the lens elements is concave and the location of the concave surface is not defined, the image-side or the image source-side surface of the lens elements near the optical axis is concave. 
     While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.