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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition I2G4j/c=z
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1 Introduction SF$'$6x}
1.1 Lens Design Books pzcV[E1
1.2 Reference Material c%p7?3Ry
1.3 Specifications yt,xA;g
1.4 Lens Design tMM*m
1.5 Lens Design Program Features !GJnYDN
1.6 About This Book %qG nvQ
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2 Automatic Lens Design 951"0S`Lo
2.2 The Merit Function 9WN4eC$
2.3 Local Minima 1=LI))nV
2.4 The Landscape Lens ^rF{%1 DT
2.5 Types of Merit Function f#~X4@DH`
2.6 Stagnation gG"W~O)yv
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing @0}Q"15,I
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization ,_HSvs7-
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems JkT, i_
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits e}|UVoeH
2.11 Spectral Weighting {#>>dILPr
2.12 How to Get Started @C[]o.r
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3 Improving a Design sg@)IEg</v
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques aLr\Uq,83
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) jP*5(*[&y
3.3 Splitting Elements 5Fh?YS =
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet 5I #L|+
3.5 Compounding an Element RmXC
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3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses 5?-cP?|.9
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem L,!3
3.8 Balancing Aberrations "[f"h
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle ^`0^|u=
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces 3;fuz Kk@b
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design /?<tjK' "H
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation eq^<5
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4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance z}I4m
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations GLI 5AbQK
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function N>,`l
4.5 Fabrication Considerations V6)e Jy
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5 Lens Design Data }e}J6[wP
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs z#qlu=
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots S*3N6*-l"
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign .xXe *dm%
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF =,Yi" E
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots +T}:GBwD7
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot L2"fO
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6 Telescope Objective |7@[+
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet *=]hc@
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective {XC1B
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective ;6o p|O
6.4 Spherochromatism 4]c.mDo[T
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration lq2Ah=FuN
6.6 Induced Aberrations u,<#z0R|;$
6.7 Three-Element Objectives QR'yZ45n4
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) z[kz[
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet :W'Yt9v)
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design Z i-)PK^
6.11 A Final Note Cx>iSx
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers /jJi`'{U
7.1 Eyepieces D
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7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs anwMG0
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces Uloa]X=Im8
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular Xg>nb1e
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces ZA4NVt.yN
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces ~T;FOB%w
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier ,xA`Fu9^
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces md`PRZzj@
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats S1 22.
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8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats m/#)B6@A
8.2 Glass Choice rUC@Bf
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations FJ}RT*7_C
8.4 Other Design Considerations sFNB rL
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens *b+ef
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet 1EvAV,v"
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet L"Y_:l3"7
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses vby[#S|
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces "S6'<~s
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness Y8I*B=7
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9 Split Triplets ?C#=Q6
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets Y.M^tH:
10.1 The Classic Tessar kh3PEq
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac lp`raNNo
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens YGVj$\
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets OhT?W[4
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar ur\v[k=
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats ?nOul}y/
11.1 Meniscus Components TxZ ^zj
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon (<f`},
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11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens DgOO\
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses a4gJ-FE
11.5 The Split Dagor %X(iAoxbj
11.6 The Dogmar (8C
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11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens Y*-#yG9
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens FX
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12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version vu^ '+ky
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens }:UNL^e?
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet I
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12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet | /,XdTSy
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element PPiN`GM
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar eR,ePyA;
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay (UWV#AR
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13 Telephoto Lenses HIUB:
13.1 The Basic Telephoto g9 .b6}w!
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses XW]'by
13.3 Telephoto Designs OgpZwwk
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch Dh=?Hzw
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses s!*m^zx
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle 2l5>>yY
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens E/MD]ox
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses ?kfLOJQ:I
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses LadE4:oy
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses 6?an._ C
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens #*QnO\.
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens X 4\
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener b}DxD1*nsI
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses `9IG//
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems hV,)u3
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17 Microscope Objectives @VlDi1
17.1 General Considerations WP/?(%#Y
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front Ae,P&(
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives EqW/Wxv7b
17.4 Reflecting Objectives '!8'Xo@Go3
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs (* WO<V
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems <