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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition Ax!@vL&@
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1 Introduction '+^XL6$L
1.1 Lens Design Books j\.pS^+
1.2 Reference Material JKXIxw>q
1.3 Specifications sh<JB`^$(?
1.4 Lens Design HwMe^e;
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 1*@Q~f:Uk
1.6 About This Book k8.,id
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2 Automatic Lens Design T5-'|+
2.2 The Merit Function oFGgr2Re
2.3 Local Minima giddM2'
2.4 The Landscape Lens ).C>>1ZC
2.5 Types of Merit Function rPW9lG
2.6 Stagnation =8qhK=&]
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing ]=0D~3o3
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization X.)1>zk
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems =)6|lz^
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits 97!VH>MX
2.11 Spectral Weighting !.{{QwZ
2.12 How to Get Started f V/
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3 Improving a Design ~65lDFY/
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques N;,N6&veK/
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) xaSiG
3.3 Splitting Elements K)8 m?sf/
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet O~#OVFJ9=
3.5 Compounding an Element ^yF2xJ)9-
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses @2$iFZq~
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem vC5 (
3.8 Balancing Aberrations Cd'SPaR
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle J&b&*3
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces .3,Ow(3l
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design L@5g#mSl
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation TH}+'m
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance P\|i<Ds_M
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations laFF/g;sRC
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function QW%BKF!
4.5 Fabrication Considerations 3PZwz^oRh9
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5 Lens Design Data y {1p#
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs
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5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots [W,maTM"
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign 9ev"BO
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF fL1EQ)
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots Mj@ 0F
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5.6 Various Evaluation Plot $y*["~TJ
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6 Telescope Objective s*pgR=dZZ
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet $lrq*Nf9c
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective }h)[>I(
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective ]hkway
6.4 Spherochromatism *[_>d.i
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration PizPsJ|&
6.6 Induced Aberrations [HhdeLOX
6.7 Three-Element Objectives DPsf]
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) _-I 0f##.
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet (Sg52zv
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design APksY!
6.11 A Final Note DV/P/1E
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers @v,qfT*k7
7.1 Eyepieces G?6[K&w
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs rx#\Dc}
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces ^m:?6y_uw
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular m<;&B
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces \YBY"J
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces >m{)shBX
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier V+l>wMeo
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces e$^ O_e
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats r'q9N
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats Q4MTedj1H
8.2 Glass Choice 93d ht
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations Q04iuhDO:
8.4 Other Design Considerations k w!1]N
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens AT U
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8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet |EaEdA@T
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet lLT;V2=osX
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses *lIK?" mo
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces JtU/%s
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness oY{r83h{
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9 Split Triplets NY
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets +'x`rk
10.1 The Classic Tessar 'N0/;k0ax
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac F3b[L^Km]
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens )*iSN*T8q
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets NTVdSK7z~H
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar h30~2]hH
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats s Hu~;)
11.1 Meniscus Components RCq_FY
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon @&]j[if(s
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens Ss&R!w9p
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses J~:/,'Ea
11.5 The Split Dagor 16YJQ ue
11.6 The Dogmar s]r"-^eS3
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens Dg@>d0FW
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens mIZ#uW
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ?zN v7Bj
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens 9\i,3:Qc
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet R
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12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet d]k>7.
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element Kl$!_ $
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar *IGgbg[0
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay @`?"#^jT
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13 Telephoto Lenses G)?O!(_
13.1 The Basic Telephoto F#Oqa^$(
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses ?(!$vqS`f(
13.3 Telephoto Designs 2|#3rF
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch [Qv%
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses 56AaviE C
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle ){")RrD(
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens ~/hP6*
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses |9!3{3
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses lvb0dOmY
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens Tfgx>2
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens I, .`w/I+
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener .dV o[m;
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses w-|i8%X
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems w=3@IW
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17 Microscope Objectives Zcz)FP#
17.1 General Considerations *KFsO1j
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front Ps.O.2Z5ZB
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives +?(2-RBd
17.4 Reflecting Objectives q=}Lm;r
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs _pKW($\
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems 2,;+)
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors F)Yn1&a