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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition FWo`oJeN
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1 Introduction R!WeSgKCs
1.1 Lens Design Books 7A
1.2 Reference Material VKi3z%kwK
1.3 Specifications U}{\qs-z t
1.4 Lens Design z=LO$,JW`
1.5 Lens Design Program Features `U;V-
1.6 About This Book d%Ku'Jy
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2 Automatic Lens Design 5hB2:$C
2.2 The Merit Function #|lVQ@=
2.3 Local Minima qt%/0
2.4 The Landscape Lens K=2j}IPe
2.5 Types of Merit Function l`];CALA4
2.6 Stagnation 3iiOxg?j
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing n4
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2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization h#8{fr)6
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems \)PS&Y8n
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits sk. rJ
2.11 Spectral Weighting <pUc(
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2.12 How to Get Started CjA}-ee
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3 Improving a Design C%'eF`
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques F#{PJ#
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) _j<,qi
3.3 Splitting Elements BCHI@a
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet *tT5Zt/&Sr
3.5 Compounding an Element Sq2yQSd
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses N?Ss/by8Sg
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem i4
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations X .S8vlb4z
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle n]btazM{
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces Fw;Y)y=O
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design W&^2Fb
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation yDw^xGws
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance q}5&B=2pM
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations u"a$/
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function Mq,_DQ
4.5 Fabrication Considerations >l5JwwG
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5 Lens Design Data M,UYDZ',
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs GgjBLe=C
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots gClDVO
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign 8%9OB5?F6
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF K#p&XIY,
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots qsL6*(S(r
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot uO-R:MC
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6 Telescope Objective gM3gc;
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet }~5xlg$B<<
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective 1vxh3KS.
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective :ui1]its4
6.4 Spherochromatism `24:Eg6r
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration #$%gs]
6.6 Induced Aberrations P.1iuZ "w
6.7 Three-Element Objectives HM1y$ej
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) O^gq\X4}
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet }fs;yPl,
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design Dy^4^ J5+
6.11 A Final Note 3/@'tLtN
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers
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7.1 Eyepieces HIeMV,.QN
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs OiY2l;68
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces Ic&t_B*i}]
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular UwQ3q
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces Xl*-A|:j
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces bvR*sT#rg
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier I_ .;nU1xA
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces <FK7Rz:4T
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats .]H]H *wC
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats [l5"'{x
8.2 Glass Choice Bv@m)$9\+3
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations AQ
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8.4 Other Design Considerations c)E[K-u
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens |:r/K
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet KwQO,($,]
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet L}a3!33)C
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses Da-(D<[0
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces W\<#`0tUt
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness t1Khf
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9 Split Triplets [Iihk5TT
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets \
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10.1 The Classic Tessar JcVq%~{M
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac $=m17GD
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens JN KZ'9
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets kyo ,yD
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar Z%OS W
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats 2aje$w-
11.1 Meniscus Components nG%j4r ;
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon #Aan v
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens l*:p==
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses P/PS(`
11.5 The Split Dagor \!V6` @0KC
11.6 The Dogmar ;W*$<~_
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens -5ec8m8
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens gq@."wHU
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version 6~/H#8Kdn
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens QF>[cdl?8
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet X*yl%V
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet #dfW1@m
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element X0$_KPn
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar `WW0~Tp3
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay SA7,]&Zb