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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition T
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1 Introduction k%|7H,7
1.1 Lens Design Books 5+*MqO>
1.2 Reference Material ;i*<HNQ
1.3 Specifications QOA7#H-m9
1.4 Lens Design 2Fk4jHj
1.5 Lens Design Program Features ol QT r
1.6 About This Book d[mmwgSR?I
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2 Automatic Lens Design Y;$wD9W
2.2 The Merit Function LT7C>b
2.3 Local Minima EXDZehLD<]
2.4 The Landscape Lens 7e[3Pu_/X
2.5 Types of Merit Function LpwjP4vWJ
2.6 Stagnation U$+EUDFi3_
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing
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2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization 7kX;|NA1
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems ;}v#hKC~
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits qxKW%{6o
2.11 Spectral Weighting coa+@g,w7#
2.12 How to Get Started lrqu%:q
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3 Improving a Design RCM;k;@8V
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques cu{c:z~
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) =-wF Brw
3.3 Splitting Elements cP#vzFB0>
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet bMe/jQuL.$
3.5 Compounding an Element 6Ih8~Hu
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses J @eu]?h
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem (QS4<J"
3.8 Balancing Aberrations ^pgVU&-~]/
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle 8@b,>l$
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces @JB9qT
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design F|mppY'<J
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation /e|vz^#+1,
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance N_jpCCG~
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations P){b"`f
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function D,R"P }G
4.5 Fabrication Considerations l9Xz,H
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5 Lens Design Data 7]\_7L|>]
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs 'uy\vR&Pz
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots ]#$l"ss,
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign f/"?(7F
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF i|N%dl+T=
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots *vFXe_.
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot +95: O 8
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6 Telescope Objective 8d|/^U.w~V
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet wE*o1.
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective %?2:1o
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective {&u`d.Lk2p
6.4 Spherochromatism JSp V2c5Q
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration MBp,!_Q6
6.6 Induced Aberrations dZ6\2ok+
6.7 Three-Element Objectives AFM Ip^F
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) X(r$OZ
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet U5[,UrC
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design )By#({O
6.11 A Final Note 6h5DvSO
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers 8PRKS J[@K
7.1 Eyepieces }Bk>'
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs 0:C ^-zrx
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces v35!?
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular :o37 V!
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces yb/v?q?Fk
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces K^6fg,&
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier @Z+(J:Grm5
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces qI=j>x
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats F/
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8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats w *Txc}
8.2 Glass Choice .&Ik(792Z&
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations a_V.mu6h6p
8.4 Other Design Considerations XYrZI/R
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens }57d3s
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet [TaYNc!\
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet WHk rd8
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses !'5t(Zw5
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces ^U;r>[T9h
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness nqv#?>Z^OT
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9 Split Triplets >Y)FoHa+/
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets ^MczumG[
10.1 The Classic Tessar Ld4Jp`Zg
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac BpR#3CfW
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens lm[LDtc
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets * .P3fVlZ
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar \L5h&