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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition @+Nf@LJ
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1 Introduction g 6?y{(1
1.1 Lens Design Books VS`{k^^
1.2 Reference Material ]NW_oRH
1.3 Specifications b!J?>du
1.4 Lens Design @|w/`!}9q
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 8qfXc
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1.6 About This Book zFYzus`>
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2 Automatic Lens Design hfc~HKLC
2.2 The Merit Function 3
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2.3 Local Minima b,jo94.G
2.4 The Landscape Lens u+6L>7t88I
2.5 Types of Merit Function C^_m>H3b
2.6 Stagnation iN0'/)ar
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing
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2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization 1jBIi
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems lc [)Ev
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits PN J&{4wY
2.11 Spectral Weighting 6h&t%T
2.12 How to Get Started h~._R6y
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3 Improving a Design {{pN7Z
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques )L":I
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) I
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3.3 Splitting Elements \?Xoa"^
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet b
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3.5 Compounding an Element \fvm6$ rZ^
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses T.%yeJiE
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem eqOT@~H
3.8 Balancing Aberrations >s.y1Vg~C
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle "?iyvzo
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces <wd;W;B
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design IQd~`
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4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation 33~8@]b
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance pP"j|
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations QWt3KW8)
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function kPA g*
4.5 Fabrication Considerations |v#D}E
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5 Lens Design Data j`Ek :
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs _2<UcC~
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots VS7
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign 3=Uy t
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF 7&]|c?([4
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots LU@1Gol
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot $n47DW&
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6 Telescope Objective jlqSw4_
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet xDS]k]/(T
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective ,S`FxJcE
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective ~oK0k_{~
6.4 Spherochromatism +nB0O/m'U
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration 23'{{@30
6.6 Induced Aberrations Gfy9YH~
6.7 Three-Element Objectives cc1M9kVi
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) P{J9#.Zq&s
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet 1#fR=*ZM"
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design N
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6.11 A Final Note t0/Ol'kgs
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers (4C)]
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7.1 Eyepieces Cy5iEI#
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs =Uo*-EH
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces XJwgh y?(
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular _[l&{,
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces {%&04yq+
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces zYWVz3l
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier bTAY5\wB
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces ^q%f~m,O<
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats &5B/>ag1!
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats Tfv@oPu
8.2 Glass Choice J*6B~)Sp@
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations _~P&8
8.4 Other Design Considerations pbwOma2
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens &t