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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition UCI !>G
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1 Introduction |>jlmaV
1.1 Lens Design Books 2PG= T/
1.2 Reference Material M}qrF~
1.3 Specifications cB|Rj}40v
1.4 Lens Design ),&tF_z:
1.5 Lens Design Program Features OE5JA8/H
1.6 About This Book ?/FCq6o
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2 Automatic Lens Design 31`Eq*Y)4
2.2 The Merit Function b";D*\=x
2.3 Local Minima V8+8?5'l
2.4 The Landscape Lens dc%0~Nz
2.5 Types of Merit Function QRAw#
2.6 Stagnation q
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2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing al{}p
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization =` KV),\
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems <v[UYvZvY
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits [FN4 _
2.11 Spectral Weighting wH0Ks5
2.12 How to Get Started N9X`81)t
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3 Improving a Design Olltu"u
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques b,o@m
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) 2/.I6IbL
3.3 Splitting Elements Xi"<'E3_
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet %xhA2
3.5 Compounding an Element YCS8qEP&
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses $C`YVv%?0
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem ~2 M+Me
3.8 Balancing Aberrations x'hUw*
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle Ry4`Q$=:
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces v5g]_v*F
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design H*V Z&{\7
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation #F25,:hY
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance eO?@K$I
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations 1-:{&!
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function $R_RKyXzo
4.5 Fabrication Considerations BY!M(X
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5 Lens Design Data 3Q_L6Wj~
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs ^y p`<=
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots J'4V_Kjg-
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign ebmU~6v k
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF 5dem~YY5
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots -wUw)gJbM
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot C|H/x\?zRv
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6 Telescope Objective GK\`8xWE
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet 3 V{&o,6
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective &I=F4 z
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective EhK5<v}
6.4 Spherochromatism i.Jk(%c
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration PAHkF&
6.6 Induced Aberrations 4M{]YZMw8
6.7 Three-Element Objectives 5Ff1x-lQ
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) 2/M:KR
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet qGH\3g-
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design z*BGaSX %
6.11 A Final Note (J,^)!g7
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers {c\KiWN
7.1 Eyepieces ?K/N{GK%{
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs BkcA_a:W
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces 0
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular UKfpoDhEe
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces fjwUh>[ }
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces $9m>(b/;n
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier ]5`Y^hS_g
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces ._5"FUg
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats Z9vJF.clO
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats t9(sSl
8.2 Glass Choice g W(7jFl
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations 6i.!C5YX]
8.4 Other Design Considerations =abBD
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens ]v6s](CE
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet "? t@Y
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet DgB]y6~KXl
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses bX*c-r:
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces sUEvL(%nY
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness $`O%bsjX
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9 Split Triplets @/yJTMcf
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets 6l|,J`G
10.1 The Classic Tessar xY,W[?3CY
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac ;;;{<GEQ
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens [>y 0Xf9^
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets 1j":j %9M
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar 4(O;lVT}
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats x8q3 Njr
11.1 Meniscus Components A(dWAe,
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon k),!%6\(
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens LtIw{*3
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses pk5W!K
11.5 The Split Dagor vE=)qn= a
11.6 The Dogmar [sF
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11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens }'.k
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens s)<^YASg
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version @%}4R`S0
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens cm!|A)~
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet ,j|9Bs
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet Pk6l*+"r<
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element u{S J#3C5
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar B]-~hP
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay 3+`
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13 Telephoto Lenses nC;2wQ6aO
13.1 The Basic Telephoto Jfs$VGZP;
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses WP b4L9<
13.3 Telephoto Designs j4hiMI;
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch 7[}K 2.W.
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses ]l.qp5eQ
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle TtZ
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14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens u_~*)w+mS@
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses 4LfD{-_uW
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses ^A"TY
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses 4?3*%_bDJ,
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens aOr'OeG(=e
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens ^Cm9[1p
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener &&\HE7*
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses !qjIhZi
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems j(*ZPo>oD
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17 Microscope Objectives | ]DJz
17.1 General Considerations <,S5(pZ
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front ,( ?q
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives QlmZ4fT[r
17.4 Reflecting Objectives t|ih{0
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs &1:_+
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems :"pA0oB
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors kkz{;OW
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems +U:U/c5Z^
18.3 Catadioptric Systems =d{B.BP(
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems {d%% nK~
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids :s}6 a23
18.6 Unobscured Systems <+tSTc4>r
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” ^=lh|C\#
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems Rz Os,
19.1 Infrared Optics g2&%bNQ-5
19.2 IR Objective Lenses yi*2^??`
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19.3 IR Telescope dV( "g],
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders ky^p\dMh
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems A=(<g";m
19.6 Microlithographic Lenses zP8a=Iv
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20 Zoom Lenses []v t\I
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20.1 Zoom Lenses /g_cz&luR
20.2 Zoom Lenses for Point and Shoot Cameras bAsoIra
20.3 A 20X Video Zoom Lens ~T{^7"q\
20.4 A Zoom Scanner Lens r}1.=a
20.5 A Possible Zoom Lens Design Procedure C`Oc%~UkC
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21 Projection TV Lenses and Macro Lenses 1j9R^
21.1 Projection TV Lenses >+P5Zm(_
21.2 Macro Lenses / X
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22 Scanner/ , Laser Disk and Collimator Lenses nF Mc'm
22.1 Monochromatic Systems ODbEL/
22.2 Scanner Lenses kTjx.
22.3 Laser Disk, Focusing, and Collimator Lenses r?w^#V
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23 Tolerance Budgeting w6RB|^
23.1 The Tolerance Budget 7j
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23.2 Additive Tolerances \%qzTk.&r
23.3 Establishing the Tolerance Budget nkp,
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24 Formulary g p2S
24.1 Sign Conventions, Symbols, and Definitions v*.[O/,EBR
24.2 The Cardinal Points #s\HiO$BT
24.3 Image Equations S^Lu RF]F
24.4 Paraxial Ray Tracing (Surface by Surface) '\MYC8"
24.5 Invariants Q=,6W:j
24.6 Paraxial Ray Tracing (Component by Component)
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24.7 Two-Componenet Relationships _XO3ml\x@
24.8 Third-Order Aberrations – Surface Contributions e6
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24.9 Third-Order Aberrations – Thin Lens Contributions; The G Sum Eqs eVXlQO
24.10 Stop Shift Equations )\qA[rTG
24.11 Third-Order Aberrations – Contributions from Aspheric Surfaces t==CdCl
24.12 Conversion of Aberrations to Wavefront Deformation (OPD) !R;NV|.eI6
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Glossary ?YeUA =[MC
Reference s#8mD!T|
Index