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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition WHavz0knf[
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1 Introduction _,1kcDu
1.1 Lens Design Books L , Fso./y
1.2 Reference Material Z q>.;>
1.3 Specifications U*U)l$!
1.4 Lens Design )w?$~q
1.5 Lens Design Program Features Ywk[VD+.
1.6 About This Book G6F['g);
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2 Automatic Lens Design Nv]/L+i
2.2 The Merit Function Uk ;.Hrt.
2.3 Local Minima N6
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2.4 The Landscape Lens qa`(,iN
2.5 Types of Merit Function ZUI9[A?
2.6 Stagnation kL2sJX+
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing vjRD?kF
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization @gGuV$Mw
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems OL"5A18;M
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits /Z_ [)PTH
2.11 Spectral Weighting \~j(ui|
2.12 How to Get Started }'v?Qq
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3 Improving a Design v")
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3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques N!&VBx^z
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) w7V
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3.3 Splitting Elements P>Rqy
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet TmAb!
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3.5 Compounding an Element 9TS=>
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses LbI])M
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem ^S2}0Nf
3.8 Balancing Aberrations 5)i0g
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle e1 }0f8%
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces FdHWF|D
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design _JO @O^Ndd
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation S$/3K q
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance ,.F+x}
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations A8Y~^wn
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function D];([:+4
4.5 Fabrication Considerations 6RodnQ
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5 Lens Design Data d>psqmQ
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs XKIJ6M~5k
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots !qve1H4d2
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign 3iL&;D
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF ..mz!:Zs0
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots 8[IifF1M=&
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot M)Q+_c2*
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6 Telescope Objective zKT<QM!`
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet $>m<+nai'
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective J/2pS
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective Rx2|VD
6.4 Spherochromatism {Vu:yh\<
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration 6E4 L4Vb
6.6 Induced Aberrations `d#_66TLr
6.7 Three-Element Objectives 1D]wW%us
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) e|y~q0Q$
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet _zwuK1e
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design 2 G{KpM&
6.11 A Final Note HEN9D/O=
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers v0H#\p
7.1 Eyepieces a@1gMZc*
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs 9Ua@-
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces JwcP[w2
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular F4Z0g*^x
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces 0[Aa2H*
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces iOxygs#p
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier 5Px_vtqP
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces (^\i(cfu6Q
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats GjBQxn
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats ;_*F [
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8.2 Glass Choice <'33!8
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8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations -XB>&dNl)T
8.4 Other Design Considerations )cXc"aj@s
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens 2[eY q1f!
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet I*"]!z1
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet "'(4l 2.
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses yD"sYT
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces R)z|("%ec
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness 9
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9 Split Triplets [Ma9
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets ~gD]JiiA
10.1 The Classic Tessar u:$x,Q
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac mHy]$Z
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens !$HWUxM;p
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets &-A7%"
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar %e(,PL
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats :nt%z0_
11.1 Meniscus Components ~MX@-Ff
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon N8TO"`wdbs
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens sYzG_*)
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses T}* '9TB
11.5 The Split Dagor Mtr~d
11.6 The Dogmar ;z#9>99rH
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens [A47OR
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens 8}"j#tDc
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version )NK2uD
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens Bv3v;^
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet gFH_^~7i8p
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet frt?*|:
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element ?W(f%/B#
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar Gmb57z&:
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay jWz-7BO
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13 Telephoto Lenses {mDaK&]Oh
13.1 The Basic Telephoto 7>'F=}6[Y
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses 1 /`>Eh
13.3 Telephoto Designs G+}LLm.wX
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch F-6*
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses ?g&]*zc^\
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle &zR}jD>
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens SV~xNzo~
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses $lQi0*s
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses Z7v~;JzC#
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses C"}x=cK
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens 2a^(8A`7W
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens qz:OnQv!
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener 8Xr3q eh+
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses \?o%<c5{
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems #[8gH>7
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17 Microscope Objectives 4Y]`> ;w
17.1 General Considerations hug12Cu
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front iw{n|&Y#`
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives Um~jp:6p
17.4 Reflecting Objectives s-*XAnot
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs k}/:
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems cE3co(j
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors UaBR;v-.B3
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems 75F&s,4+
18.3 Catadioptric Systems }yw\+fc
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems Bw$-*FYE
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids Rm
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18.6 Unobscured Systems ^~0r+w61
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” Q -+jG7vT
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems C"sa.#}
19.1 Infrared Optics ; ^$RG
19.2 IR Objective Lenses 2#R"#Q!
19.3 IR Telescope g N[r*:B
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders @EQ{lGpU3
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems Kq*^*vWC
19.6 Microlithographic Lenses [kXe)dMX8
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20 Zoom Lenses V*?,r<