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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 0gfa7+Y
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1 Introduction )}n`MRDB
1.1 Lens Design Books 7(Y!w8q&^
1.2 Reference Material wdl6dLu
1.3 Specifications ,j9}VnW)
1.4 Lens Design S-'iOJ1]
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 3vNo D
1.6 About This Book [g_f`ZJ=
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2 Automatic Lens Design }_gCWz-5?
2.2 The Merit Function 8Ay#6o
2.3 Local Minima [
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2.4 The Landscape Lens :eei<cn2
2.5 Types of Merit Function }T4"#'`
2.6 Stagnation $>8+t>|
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing j4+hWalm
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization WR gAc%
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems !u>29VN
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits p24sWDf
2.11 Spectral Weighting 5NBc8h7 V
2.12 How to Get Started jJ|u!a
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3 Improving a Design XvZg!<*OH
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques V:F)m!
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) ~\:+y
3.3 Splitting Elements Hc5@gN
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet &tHT6,Xv(
3.5 Compounding an Element tlI3jrgw
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses "7Zb)Ocb
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem Gvl-q1PVC
3.8 Balancing Aberrations [1 w
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle r3_@ L>;
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces }oj$w?Ex
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design Pm7,Nq)<>n
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation ^xu`NE8;
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance }qi6K-,oU
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations L7%Dc2{^(
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function qW$IpuK
4.5 Fabrication Considerations o24`5Jdh
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5 Lens Design Data j#3}nJB%#i
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs .kBi" p&
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots YJ.'Yc
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign :7@"EW
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF b ]1SuL
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots =JX.*
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5.6 Various Evaluation Plot .LN&EfMenF
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6 Telescope Objective (s,Nq~O
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet Uk6Y6mU V
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective x44)o:
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective ol:,02E&
6.4 Spherochromatism 4US8B=jk
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration ofj7$se
6.6 Induced Aberrations q~_Nv5r%O
6.7 Three-Element Objectives = 14'R4:
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) >.\G/'\?
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet <!-8g!
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design s|"V$/X(W
6.11 A Final Note qs\
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers Ajs<a(,6
7.1 Eyepieces )p(5$AR7
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs :-Ho5DHg
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces ubj
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular *{)[:;
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces _+wv3?
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7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces k_-=:(Z
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier f/eT4y
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces /^P^K
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats 05=O5<l
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats J55K+
8.2 Glass Choice f?2Y np=@
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations G5kM0vs6L
8.4 Other Design Considerations E)09M%fe
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens w`c9_V
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet J=Ak+J
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet 9K Ih}Q@P
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses d3&gHt2
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces 4ME8NEE
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness wU2y<?$\8
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9 Split Triplets 7h&$^
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets `(_cR@\
10.1 The Classic Tessar slOki|p;
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac yodJGGAzk
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens w4:n(.;HK
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets {5#P1jlT
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar \-#~)LB]M
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats TEh]-x`
11.1 Meniscus Components
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11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon 5w@ ;B
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens x98LOO
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses uQ vW@Tt
11.5 The Split Dagor Hm-+1Wx
11.6 The Dogmar I{_St8
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens >#$(M5&}-
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens U^+9l?ol
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version i74^J +xk
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens zt[TShD^
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet rPaD#GA[7
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet mB"zyL-
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element _>dqz(8#
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar oeDsJ6;
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay ,au64sH
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13 Telephoto Lenses Ua5m2&U