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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition <xI<^r'C9e
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1 Introduction Y{YbKKM
1.1 Lens Design Books De?VZ2o9"
1.2 Reference Material AkhG~L
1.3 Specifications sg2;"E@
1.4 Lens Design \T7Mt|f:5
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 17LhgZs&
1.6 About This Book m{\
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2 Automatic Lens Design y>I2}P
2.2 The Merit Function x/*lNG/
2.3 Local Minima )l3Uf&v^f
2.4 The Landscape Lens ;J%:DD
2.5 Types of Merit Function 3:)z+#Uk6
2.6 Stagnation .WSyL
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing '!HTE`Aj
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization I'/3_AX
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems bJ~H
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits (Ou%0
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2.11 Spectral Weighting n(:<pz
2.12 How to Get Started 3SVGx<,2
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3 Improving a Design %B s. XW,
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques pgU[di
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) /0s1;?
3.3 Splitting Elements spEdq}
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet ci0A!wWD
3.5 Compounding an Element kK6OZhLH
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses G@]3EP
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem hZ&KE78?
3.8 Balancing Aberrations
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3.9 The Symmetrical Principle d:=' Xs
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces ){^J8]b7#
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design E&M(QX5
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation d$t"Vp
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance w,UE0i9I
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations (MwRe?Ih
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function <kh.fu@.Q
4.5 Fabrication Considerations *1|7%*!8
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5 Lens Design Data {}O~tf_
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs C:QB=?%;
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots 'VDWJTia
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign ?CpVA
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF Aoe\\'O|V
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots kDmm
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot I/E 9:
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6 Telescope Objective 0vY_
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet 2+1ybOwb
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective inut'@=G/
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective #<{v~sVp&
6.4 Spherochromatism `TrWtSwv
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration #;[G>-tC
6.6 Induced Aberrations 1IXtu
6.7 Three-Element Objectives %OQdUH4x
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) JEUU~L;
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet FI.te3i?7
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design ,9&cIUH
6.11 A Final Note fY<#KM6X
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers rH@Rh}#yp
7.1 Eyepieces HDe\Oty_
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs #M-!/E
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces N
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular 1J?v\S$ma`
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces D|uvgu2
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces *+M#D^qo
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier c(Q@5@1y:
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces ZW4f "
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats JT+c7W7
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats qng ~,m
8.2 Glass Choice HuhQ|~C+~
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations v~$V
8.4 Other Design Considerations \xYVnjG,
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens EPm~@8@"j?
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet UU=]lWib
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet fO<40!%9cQ
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses : |'(T[~L
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces Z.VKG1e}
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness xSY"Ru
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9 Split Triplets Xu$>$D#a
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets mjeJoMvN)H
10.1 The Classic Tessar O(^h_
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac #asg5 }
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens =?5)M_6)
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets *EWWN?d
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar K%q5:9m
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats | {9<%Ok4P
11.1 Meniscus Components S<Dbv?
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon 6bm 7^e(
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens 4BCPh:
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses +B*]RL[th
11.5 The Split Dagor {npm9w<;
11.6 The Dogmar e]4$H.dP
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens bzr2Zj{4
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens { 'b;lA]0
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version 5(>=};r+
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens -.Wcz|
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet us.#|~i<h
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet VF`!ks
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element (b25g!
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar M(X
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12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay z; GQnAG@
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13 Telephoto Lenses 2KLMFI.F
13.1 The Basic Telephoto Ht[$s4 0P
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses )vW'g3u _
13.3 Telephoto Designs U1 _"D+XB
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch V}y]<
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses g p:0 Y
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle sq|\!T
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens 'f( CN3.!
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses q5;dQ8Y?
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses ng}C$d . I
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses sVHF\{<
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens g,,wG k
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens }UPC~kC+Z
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener #^}H)>jWy
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses Xg dBLb
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems q`xc h[H
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17 Microscope Objectives Y`g o V
17.1 General Considerations DQ.4b
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front Q(& @ra!{
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives j_<qnBeQ
17.4 Reflecting Objectives Xb"i/gfxt
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs =u2 z3$
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems `2f/4]fY
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors x}/jh
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems D;en!.[Z
18.3 Catadioptric Systems $;^|]/-
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems )Cy>'l*Og7
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids |[`YGA4
18.6 Unobscured Systems m.lR]!Y=w
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” VhO+nvd*W
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems a2P)@R
19.1 Infrared Optics UFj H8jSBx
19.2 IR Objective Lenses +La2-I
19.3 IR Telescope ad}8~6}_&
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders u+8"W[ZULq
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems |]G%b[
19.6 Microlithographic Lenses /@\`Ibe
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20 Zoom Lenses f&<+45JI
20.1 Zoom Lenses TtkHMPlm_
20.2 Zoom Lenses for Point and Shoot Cameras "^&H9