基于仿生复眼光学成像系统体积小、重量轻、视场大、灵敏度高等优点，对其研究现状和发展前景进行了综述。简要介绍了生物复眼的结构与分类; 分别从平面型和曲面型仿生复眼成像系统的设计概述了仿生复眼的研究进展,给出了国内外典型复眼成像系统的结构、模型和成像功能; 总结了仿生复眼成像系统应用于不同领域的特点和优势。最后，分析了目前仿生复眼的工艺现状，指出仿生复眼的功能主要受微器件制作工艺的限制，而超精密加工技术是一种革新的、综合的微细加工方法，具有制作更高精度透镜阵列，提高人工仿生复眼应用能力的潜力。

This paper overviews the research situation and development prospects of artificial compound eye optical systems on the basis of their advantages of small volumes, light weights, large field-of-view and high sensitivity. It introduces the structures and classification of insects′ compound eyes, and describes the research development of artificial compound eyes according to the design of artificial imaging systems with curved and plane surfaces. Then, it gives structures, models and imaging abilities of typical compound eye imaging systems at home and abroad, and summarizes their usages and merits in different fields. Finally, the preparing techniques of artificial compound eyes are analyzed. Analyzed results point out that the functions of compound eye optical systems are dependent on the fabrication of the microelements, the super fine machining is a fine and effective micromachining method and it has the potentials to fabricate higher accuracy lens arrays and improve application abilities.