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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition Sh"} c2
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1 Introduction cD{[rI
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1.1 Lens Design Books k -SUp8}g
1.2 Reference Material MZ{)`7acR\
1.3 Specifications IlwY5i L
1.4 Lens Design X1+Wb9P
1.5 Lens Design Program Features [P[syi#]t
1.6 About This Book ?J>^X-z
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2 Automatic Lens Design )q#b^( v
2.2 The Merit Function @]A4{
2.3 Local Minima tUtl>>6Iu
2.4 The Landscape Lens ~oOOCB
2.5 Types of Merit Function 6OVAsmE
2.6 Stagnation 7OT}V}iP
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing JK_sl>v.7
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization n&@\[,B
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems u tQ_!3u
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits g6N{Z e Wg
2.11 Spectral Weighting 8zr)oQ:
2.12 How to Get Started ?4xTA
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3 Improving a Design d(h`bOjI
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques u%&zY97/
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) 9#1lxT4%
3.3 Splitting Elements .>&kAf.
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet @$Y`I{Xf
3.5 Compounding an Element h8n J$jg
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses KSLyU1W
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem e`Yx]3;u(
3.8 Balancing Aberrations R,tR{| 8
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle x3)qK6,\
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces u+S*D\p<`
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design (zUERw\aX
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation \p.ku%{
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance Q~uj:A]n<
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations 514;!Q4K
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function W<kJ%42^j
4.5 Fabrication Considerations KO:o GUR
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5 Lens Design Data #VD[\#
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs H+-9R
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots 7Sr7a{
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign C7,Ol0`v
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF n;4`IK|
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots 8j8FQ!M
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot >`u} G1T\
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6 Telescope Objective <1V!-D4xu
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet :tNH Cx
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective 4K:p
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective s&z+j%;+o
6.4 Spherochromatism NO"=\Zn6
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration Q-(twh
6.6 Induced Aberrations /O+,vRw\A
6.7 Three-Element Objectives ,D>$N3;
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) Hb IRE
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet 7 zK%CJ
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design Q+gQ"l,95
6.11 A Final Note 'Aai.PE:
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers =p:D_b
7.1 Eyepieces #\o
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7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs 1+v)#Wj
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces b4i=eI8
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular DTPYCG&%
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces #%Uk}5;-
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces sZ7{_}B
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier !bS:!Il9=
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces T/UhZ4(V
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats }5FdX3YR
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats 5
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8.2 Glass Choice UC3?XoT\
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations yiiYq(\{
8.4 Other Design Considerations p'ukV(B
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens :J5xO%WA(
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet \XhzaM
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet Zm^4p{I%o*
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses aB+Ux<
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8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces p.n+m[
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness bwS1YGb
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9 Split Triplets fXEF]C
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets :"|}oKT%mP
10.1 The Classic Tessar hj4Kv
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac wZ5+ H%x
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens m
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10.4 Other Compounded Triplets b7p&EK"Hm
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar gyondcF
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats eI/9uR%
11.1 Meniscus Components &+u)
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11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon hqmKUlo
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens ~8o's`
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses SoI"a^fY
11.5 The Split Dagor !g-|@W
11.6 The Dogmar CD;C z*c
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens }PTYNidlR
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens 06|+_
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version a2 e-Q({
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens )4vZIU#
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet y+hC !-
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet y'(l]F1]
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element h/j+b.|
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar
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12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay !ZPaU11
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13 Telephoto Lenses wO;\,zU
13.1 The Basic Telephoto T\55uQ
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses |W];8
13.3 Telephoto Designs VImcW;Xa
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch t9685s
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses wu"6Kyu
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle jO)UK.H#
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens m_LW<'
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses .H
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses uO%G,b
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses D<B/oSy
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens q-P$ \":
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens ![YLY&}s
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener sDL@e33Yb
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses }J"}5O2,b
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems X YO09#>&
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17 Microscope Objectives Mn7nS:
17.1 General Considerations 5}@6euT5$
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front >DeG//rv
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives `OO=^.-u
17.4 Reflecting Objectives {1,]8!HBJ
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs FTZ][
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems {_ti*#
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors !_P;4E
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems ;gfY_MXnF
18.3 Catadioptric Systems i>#[*.|P
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems GP6-5Y"8
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids a<9cj@h
18.6 Unobscured Systems ^_BHgbS%;
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” O)NEt
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems {Bk9]:'$5
19.1 Infrared Optics Ta^l1]9.*
19.2 IR Objective Lenses E#?*6/
19.3 IR Telescope W&