"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith C{d8~6
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 6ywnyh
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1 Introduction R"9oMaY
1.1 Lens Design Books 2m)kyQ
1.2 Reference Material [t"_}t =w
1.3 Specifications k@cZ"jYA
1.4 Lens Design {LMS~nx
1.5 Lens Design Program Features =hOj8;2
1.6 About This Book pR@GvweA
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2 Automatic Lens Design 3H\b N4
2.2 The Merit Function Sug~FV?k$e
2.3 Local Minima 8vX*SrM
2.4 The Landscape Lens ^cPo{xf
2.5 Types of Merit Function u$Pf.#
2.6 Stagnation i SAidK,
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing l7D4`i<F
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization VAF:Z
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems Un8#f+odR
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits NejsI un%
2.11 Spectral Weighting V!kQuQJ>
2.12 How to Get Started Chb4VoE
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3 Improving a Design ^%4(
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3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques n{qw ]/
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) a?U%l 9F
3.3 Splitting Elements NBbY## w0
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet $Kw"5cm
3.5 Compounding an Element XCqfAcNQ
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses +n8I(l=
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem !5'
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations l;][Q]Z@V
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle -;/@;W
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces Bgo"JNM
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design W O \lny!
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation u%gm+NneK
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance [pC-{~
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations T0np<l]A
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function G(Idiw#WT
4.5 Fabrication Considerations
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5 Lens Design Data 6!Tf'#TV~!
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs CSk
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots x1hs19s
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign [}xIg8
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF 9B6_eFb
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots ).O2_<&?F
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot E{k%d39>
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6 Telescope Objective )/N Xh'
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet UNZVu~WnF
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective WX[dM
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6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective -)->Jx:{
6.4 Spherochromatism (EF$^FYPK
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration MS*Mem,
6.6 Induced Aberrations l<)JAT;P
6.7 Three-Element Objectives \<MTY:
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) vsr~[d=
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet ]zM90$6
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design EBn:[2
6.11 A Final Note .*wjkirF#~
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers @l6dJ
7.1 Eyepieces .D2ub/er
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs 0 *Yivx6
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces |#khwH
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular t"74HZO>
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces ;Wrd=)Ka
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces HjF'~n
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier ;;"c+
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces 7[?}kG
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats CPCB!8-5
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats HIp {< M3
8.2 Glass Choice [r<
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8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations Hd@T8 D*A
8.4 Other Design Considerations +P6
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens /7HIL?r
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet );.<Yf{c
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet
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8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses N@`9 ~JS
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces `9"jHw`D
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness !\|@{UJk/
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9 Split Triplets * jNu?$
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets -){^
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10.1 The Classic Tessar gdn,nL`dP
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac F9G$$%Q-Z
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens +z/73s0~
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets $/(/v?3][e
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar _f2iz4
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats @P*P8v8:
11.1 Meniscus Components AE@Rn(1.
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon '
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11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens M(f*hOG{Y
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses ;0}"2aGY
11.5 The Split Dagor .;sPG
11.6 The Dogmar Tf]VcEF
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens -8J@r2 \
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens
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12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ,T>2zSk
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens HOI`F3#XI
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet *} 4;1OVT
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet [~H`9Ab=
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element ;iI2K/ 3
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar @ShJ:
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay :z5Ibas:
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13 Telephoto Lenses W$ {sD|d-
13.1 The Basic Telephoto e/I{N0SR
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses pv.),Iv-68
13.3 Telephoto Designs ^rb7`s#G
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch 24k}~"We
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses VFp)`+8
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle S^_yiV
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14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens c^UM(bW
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses xg!\C@$
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses Z?[J_[ZtR3
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses os+wTUR^
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens e"09b<69
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens e/l?|+m 6
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener iFT3fP'> 5
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses ~oyPmIcb
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems C/#/F#C
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17 Microscope Objectives z@LP9+?dE
17.1 General Considerations 1Ee>pbd
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front _e^V\O>
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives 667tL(
17.4 Reflecting Objectives J8[Xl.
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs e
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems :~(^b;yhZ
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors (bXp1*0 ;
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems 7[,f;zG
18.3 Catadioptric Systems
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18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems *Fs^T^ ?r
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids FiH!)6T
18.6 Unobscured Systems Eu}A{[^\
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” cA^7}}?e
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems 5rhdm?Ls0
19.1 Infrared Optics eS+LFS7*k
19.2 IR Objective Lenses T{Q&