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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition =]5DYRhX]
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1 Introduction ?{ 8sT-Z-L
1.1 Lens Design Books (hRgYwUa<
1.2 Reference Material Z9;nC zHm
1.3 Specifications |k['wqn"
1.4 Lens Design } kh/mq
1.5 Lens Design Program Features }iiG$?|.
1.6 About This Book h%CEb<
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2 Automatic Lens Design _{2Fx[m%
2.2 The Merit Function ,q'gG`M
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2.3 Local Minima IGF37';;
2.4 The Landscape Lens NIWI6qCw
2.5 Types of Merit Function e"v[)b++Y
2.6 Stagnation LX(iuf+l
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing ~vjr;a(B
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization clR?< LO
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems `a/PIc"
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits
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2.11 Spectral Weighting HwVgT"
2.12 How to Get Started :?&WKW
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3 Improving a Design a@S4IoBg%
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques $Z(g=nS>
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) &bS"N)je
3.3 Splitting Elements BRSgB-Rr7
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet b.%B;qB
3.5 Compounding an Element vP87{J*DE1
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses mvL0F%\.\
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem VFO&)E/-
3.8 Balancing Aberrations Z)6nu)
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle vxzf[
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces ]`/R("l[
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design 5u
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4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation nY"rqILX?
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance &[W3e3Asra
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations cV=_GE
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function xP5mL3j
4.5 Fabrication Considerations Cr
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5 Lens Design Data 1
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5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs wE8a4.
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots .olPm3MC
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign _1>(GK5[
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF D?*sdm9r`
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots b0z{"
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot )o'U0rAx|a
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6 Telescope Objective yOn2}Z
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet x4HMT/@AG2
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective WT ~dA95
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective G(|(y=ck
6.4 Spherochromatism p$b=r+1f
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration Y=WN4w
6.6 Induced Aberrations Cf1wM:K|8
6.7 Three-Element Objectives pD}VB6=
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) a m k42
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet Oz9Mqcx
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design M\.T 0M_
6.11 A Final Note +'&_V011<
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers fFTvf0j
7.1 Eyepieces sh))[V"8
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs @#ho(_U8
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces }^Ua
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular Z\gg<Q
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces J:-TINeB
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces Q3'B$,3O^
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier _]~ht H
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces { d2f)ra.
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats |<Dx
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats <sWcS; x
8.2 Glass Choice 6<Pg>Bg
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations 18w^7!F?~u
8.4 Other Design Considerations Sc"4%L
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens I.\f0I'.
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet I }W-5%
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet `Py=
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8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses ^qN1~v=hS
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces 7Ae,|k
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness )}it,<
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9 Split Triplets ;R|#ae@
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets ^(m6g &$(
10.1 The Classic Tessar 1q233QSW)
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac ?VN]0{JSp
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens Lv5
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10.4 Other Compounded Triplets d_7Xlp@
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar 6RT0\^X*:
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats =UKR<@QrK
11.1 Meniscus Components $Ex 9
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon RW PdS
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens dV=5_wXZ$
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses -S3+
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11.5 The Split Dagor <%#y^_
11.6 The Dogmar [.Wt,zrE
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens &'ETx"
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens $\@ V4
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version Q]g 4gj
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens >]Yha}6h
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet #IrP"j^
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet '%RK KA
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element 56
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12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar e%c5OZ3~
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay ~$ qJw?r
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13 Telephoto Lenses -r'seb5
13.1 The Basic Telephoto KJJb^6P48W
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses Y&