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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 5G){7]P+r"
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1 Introduction $2>tfKhtA
1.1 Lens Design Books )gR14a
1.2 Reference Material :M|c,SQK
1.3 Specifications ^Sy\<
1.4 Lens Design 'xStA
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 7L;yN..0
1.6 About This Book yc]ni.Hz
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2 Automatic Lens Design Z
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2.2 The Merit Function &O0+\A9tP
2.3 Local Minima -#gb {vj
2.4 The Landscape Lens a2=wJhk
2.5 Types of Merit Function ?]9uHrdsN}
2.6 Stagnation (m04Z2#
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing Z(as@gjH
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization ~O1*]
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems 3<mv9U(
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits Go`omh
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2.11 Spectral Weighting k}lx!Ck
2.12 How to Get Started /mD KQ<
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3 Improving a Design )&R;!#;5
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques J1R%w{
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) E0O{5YF^T
3.3 Splitting Elements =dA T^e##
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet 'E&K%/d
3.5 Compounding an Element LWQ BGiJj
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses b$$XriD]
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem E?9_i
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations @nc!(P7_
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle >8JvnBFx=
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces R3@iN&
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design njq-iU
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation S~TJF}[k^6
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance % qE#^ U
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations AQV3ZVP
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function @<6-uk3S
4.5 Fabrication Considerations CD tYj
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5 Lens Design Data |n|2)hC
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs mPD'"
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots 6h,'#|:d
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign *7v PU:Q[
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF iB,*X[}EqG
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots gU%GM
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot kL3=7t^ 1
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6 Telescope Objective s-ou ;S3s
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet V&nN/CF
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective <?g{Rn
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective S- H3UND"
6.4 Spherochromatism a&[n Vu+
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration K%k,-
6.6 Induced Aberrations {h=Ai[|l4Q
6.7 Three-Element Objectives CP'-CQ\Q
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) +W1rm$Q
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet Ll`apKr
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design *k}d@j,*"
6.11 A Final Note pi{ahuI#_o
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers IW#(ICeb
7.1 Eyepieces )'g vaT
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs >']H)c'2
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces zyr6Tv61U
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular 4HJrR^
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces .<B1i
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces Cw}\t!*!
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier Sf8d|R@O
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces &g!/@*[Nhh
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats Z:_y,( 1Q
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats SXEiyy[7v
8.2 Glass Choice 7'S]
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations PwW @I~@>
8.4 Other Design Considerations ?>Aff`dHY
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens IoA;q)
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet DtZm|~)a
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet hbeC|_+
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses J%)2,szn0
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces >gl.(b25C
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness 3o>t~Sfi
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9 Split Triplets :3f2^(b~^
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets <Xx\F56zp
10.1 The Classic Tessar kP$gl|
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac =f!M=D
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens w|C~{
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets +pvJ?"J
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar U[l%oLra
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats dU6LB+A
11.1 Meniscus Components K*$#D1hG
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon p'~5[JR:
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens e6lOmgHn5
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses \F~Cbj+'Nu
11.5 The Split Dagor 1i:g
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11.6 The Dogmar "Q{~Bj~
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens KVxb"|[
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens b6&NzUt34V
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version l-}5@D[
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens J"/z?!)IB
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet }Xj_Y]T
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet ROS"VV<
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element 8G&+
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar AUsQj\Nm%
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay ih |Ky+ !
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13 Telephoto Lenses f~nt!$
13.1 The Basic Telephoto ) Zo_6%
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses `(/saq*
13.3 Telephoto Designs :5<9/
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch .*-w UBr
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses o 7W Kh=
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle HJaw\zbL
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens dIpW!Pj^
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses bro
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses dMs||&|&
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses h@;)dLo0z
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens *Ht*)l?
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens ct}%Mdg
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener -9>LvLU
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses mvq7G
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems \}Acq;
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17 Microscope Objectives WVWS7N\
17.1 General Considerations twtkH~`"Q
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front !/6\m!e|1R
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives r%F(?gKXkd
17.4 Reflecting Objectives (7;J"2M
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs UOWIiu
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems dY/u<4
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors jF2[bzY4
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems g=xv+e
18.3 Catadioptric Systems 9^PRX
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems df4sOqU
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids t=Z&