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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition Kw"y#Ys]
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1 Introduction MK)}zjw
1.1 Lens Design Books \&;y:4&l8
1.2 Reference Material cK u[4D{
1.3 Specifications 5P"R'/[PA_
1.4 Lens Design i\ X3t5
1.5 Lens Design Program Features "g&f:[a/
1.6 About This Book
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2 Automatic Lens Design nH6SA1$kW
2.2 The Merit Function `cXLa=B)9
2.3 Local Minima ~io. TS|r
2.4 The Landscape Lens abR<( H12
2.5 Types of Merit Function -oyA5Yx0
2.6 Stagnation w|s2f`!
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing Cd
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2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization w.(W G+
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems uH%b rbrU
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits otR7E+*3
2.11 Spectral Weighting IONo&~-l
2.12 How to Get Started (4/"uj5
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3 Improving a Design |xFA}
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques ZF[W<Q
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) `D~oY=
3.3 Splitting Elements <m`CLVx8m
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet DX>LB$dy?
3.5 Compounding an Element Y^!qeY
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses i~]60M>
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem O@a OKk
3.8 Balancing Aberrations |kPgXq6
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle )LFbz#;Y
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces 3Z9Yzv)A
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design 9S@x
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation fGlvum
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance (c0L
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4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations RxYENG]/6
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function IeYNTk&<
4.5 Fabrication Considerations Twa(RjB<
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5 Lens Design Data p7Wt(A
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs 6GunEYK!N8
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots ?DUim1KG
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign ";rXCH.
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF qr%N/7
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots |JIlp"[
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot ~Yk^(hl2
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6 Telescope Objective ojnO69v
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet
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6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective by
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6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective q=88*Y
6.4 Spherochromatism 6I"KomJ9
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration p]RQ-0
6.6 Induced Aberrations erEB4q+ #O
6.7 Three-Element Objectives e7;7TrB.
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) @`L;_S+
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet [E
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6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design IsI5c
6.11 A Final Note jSE)&K4nI
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers 3xs<w7
7.1 Eyepieces (1D1;J4g
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs SzMh
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces \KhcNr?ja=
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular D2&d",%&f
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces 1(BLdP3&
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces >JE+j=
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier GbQi3%
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces L'{W|Xb+
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats Ak@!F6~
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats ]?VVwft
8.2 Glass Choice 88_ef7w
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations BN79\rt
8.4 Other Design Considerations #b[bgxm
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens tI{]&dev
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet eWAD;x?.
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet -z`%x@F<&L
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses 17KQ
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces {OPEW`F
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness ' J@J$#6
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9 Split Triplets gvT}UNqL
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets s;TB(M~i[
10.1 The Classic Tessar sr;&/l#7h
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac s>6h]H
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens Vhv'Z\
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets gEk;Tj
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar LMoZI0)x
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats (o|bst][S
11.1 Meniscus Components [M[#f&=Z
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon V _~lME
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens nu\AEFT
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses z9S
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