"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith 4n1g4c-
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 6P{^j
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1 Introduction UA8hYWRP
1.1 Lens Design Books Mqd'XU0L
1.2 Reference Material 60!%^O =
1.3 Specifications z)^|.
1.4 Lens Design HJAiQ[m5s
1.5 Lens Design Program Features PK2;Ywk`
1.6 About This Book fQa*> **j;
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2 Automatic Lens Design Wn=sF,c
2.2 The Merit Function "V>}-G&
2.3 Local Minima +<1 |apS1
2.4 The Landscape Lens [_'A(.
2.5 Types of Merit Function ~-zTY&c_
2.6 Stagnation K|Sq_/#+U
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing }N[X<9^Z
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization 2L](4Q[M
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems 754MQK|g
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits SCcvU4`o
2.11 Spectral Weighting U*r54AyP
2.12 How to Get Started 3
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3 Improving a Design ur}'Y^0iR
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques T/'z,,Y
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) 3@V?L:J
3.3 Splitting Elements 27D*FItc
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet ,-AF8BP
3.5 Compounding an Element dxs5woP
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses ez'NHodwk2
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem #<*.{"T
3.8 Balancing Aberrations N5 5F5
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle wSjDa.?'
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces e3 v^j$
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design
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4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation u8zL[]>
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance .|O T#"LP
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations wb.yGfJ
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function E#KZZ lbx
4.5 Fabrication Considerations ;gZ
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5 Lens Design Data hU$o^ICH
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs uBRlvNJ
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots e v$:7}h=
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign i=xh;yb|
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF 0/su`
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots
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5.6 Various Evaluation Plot |E1U$,s~u
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6 Telescope Objective 0&,D&y%
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet jB?SX
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective ;g!rc#z2g
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective u}nS dZC
6.4 Spherochromatism lJdBUoO
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration bh.&vp.kP
6.6 Induced Aberrations +c~&o83[
6.7 Three-Element Objectives BXYHJ
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) &4-;;h\H
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet XjN4EDi+E
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design _2jL]mB
6.11 A Final Note `>
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers "/zgh
7.1 Eyepieces ?/o 8f7Z
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs X}Oe 'y
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces -P;0<j@6k5
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular KkCGL*]K
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces Y$ jX
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces v#Rh:#7O%U
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier d=vuy
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces 712nD ?>
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats D}?p>e|<D
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats j0e,>X8
8.2 Glass Choice
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8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations Vc9rc}
8.4 Other Design Considerations s\;/U|P_
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens }MQ:n8
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet t+U.4mS-
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet =@!t/LR7kg
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses _Tj&gyS
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces G!6b
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8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness 6nL^"3@S!
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9 Split Triplets >/A]C$?3
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets .P1WY
10.1 The Classic Tessar 9O 'j+?(`@
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac zP,r,ok7
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens ,ucRQ&P
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets G[>NP#P
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar S~3|1Hw*tN
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats i"<W6
11.1 Meniscus Components PuJ3#H
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11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon -$:;en?
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens tczJk1g}
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses <