"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith A|X">,A
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 0+kH:dP{
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1 Introduction ~&7MkkftM
1.1 Lens Design Books ZK@N5/H(
1.2 Reference Material 0;AA/
1.3 Specifications 6i.-6></
1.4 Lens Design "NXB$a!:
1.5 Lens Design Program Features hog=ut
1.6 About This Book 34%RZG_o'
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2 Automatic Lens Design |yQZt/*SOZ
2.2 The Merit Function z8SmkL
2.3 Local Minima S~;4*7+?:
2.4 The Landscape Lens ->y J5smtY
2.5 Types of Merit Function ^h~x)@=
2.6 Stagnation )ttUWy$w
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing _/6!yyl
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization Py@wJEo
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems j}JrE,|
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits hRrn$BdLX
2.11 Spectral Weighting X.f>'0i
2.12 How to Get Started 5qZ1FE
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3 Improving a Design D(AXk8Vub
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques ^=RffrlZU
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) O4cr*MCb5
3.3 Splitting Elements Jrti
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3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet E[@ u
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3.5 Compounding an Element {=!b/l;@
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses $c:ynjL|P-
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem VC\ S'z
3.8 Balancing Aberrations ]
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3.9 The Symmetrical Principle HkUWehVm
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces MGR!Z@1y
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design cDFO; Dr
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation B8V>NvE~o
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance ?'@8kpb
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations %|g>%D3Z?
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function snf~}:&
4.5 Fabrication Considerations Po__-xN>Q
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5 Lens Design Data 9F)z4
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs C":32_q
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots ^S UPi
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign nrxo&9[@n
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF "$ Y_UJT7
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots r@+ri1c
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot aE&,]'6
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6 Telescope Objective %C~1^9uq
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet +*ZO&yJQ^<
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective Y;@>b{s
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective `\T]ej}zvI
6.4 Spherochromatism tiB_a}5IB
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration 4e~A1-
6.6 Induced Aberrations \W1,F6&j
6.7 Three-Element Objectives DcoX+8 7
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) =j5MFX.-o
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet n>+mL"hs
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design Xjo5v*P u
6.11 A Final Note 8/i!' 0r\
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers Ox&P}P0f
7.1 Eyepieces 3D!5T8 @
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs M)'HCnvs'
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces Bg5Wba%NK
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular iOR_[ y,
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces ,0*&OXt
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces I/d&G#:~
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier v0-cd
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces Sp@^XmX(S
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats @ezH'y-v
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats <49K>S9O
8.2 Glass Choice cik!GA
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations -=)+dCyB^
8.4 Other Design Considerations K`iv c N"
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens _/uFsYC
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet x_|UPF
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet ,Sq/y~
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses vwjPmOjhS
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces !V"<U2
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness M9V
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9 Split Triplets C8[&S&<_<
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets 9xO#tu]
10.1 The Classic Tessar i@P)a'W_
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac ]+|~cRQ9I
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens Q<h-FW8z
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets 8P^ITL z%
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar Gb8D[1=u=
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats QW$G
11.1 Meniscus Components (g[h
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11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon ^* J2'X38I
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens &y3OR1_Sm*
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses wF <n=
11.5 The Split Dagor #JgH}|&a$
11.6 The Dogmar KNS.Nw7
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens g#F?!i-[F
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens \R|4( +]x
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version &