"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith o)=VPUe
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition ^z;,deoGh
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1 Introduction ,O)\,tg
1.1 Lens Design Books <xjv7`G7
1.2 Reference Material 05 Q8`
1.3 Specifications RT"2Us]*
1.4 Lens Design \=V[ba:q
1.5 Lens Design Program Features P$>kBW53
1.6 About This Book %d J>8.jW@
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2 Automatic Lens Design AS_+}*WSFQ
2.2 The Merit Function I<K/d
2.3 Local Minima %u0;.3Gw
2.4 The Landscape Lens 'm5(MC,
2.5 Types of Merit Function PjW+V`
2.6 Stagnation 'f7
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2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing .l5 "X>
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization yaLW(@
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems o'C.,ic?C
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits $2C GRhC
2.11 Spectral Weighting z8 ;#H
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2.12 How to Get Started [(F<|f:n
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3 Improving a Design cu`J2vm3
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques gNN"
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3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) {
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3.3 Splitting Elements {ah~q}(P
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet 3t{leuO'
3.5 Compounding an Element tZCe?n]
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses }lTZq|;A
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem |kNGpwpI
3.8 Balancing Aberrations 3e6Y
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle #]DZrD&q
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces ![]I%'s
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design UdW(\%
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation *m&:
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4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance Cm;qDvj+u
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations ZHF(q6T
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function _<*GU@
4.5 Fabrication Considerations RL
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5 Lens Design Data J1p75c%
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs jc.JX_/
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots Y0B1xL@
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign 4<Sa,~4
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF [&qbc#L
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots 1uS-Tx
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot zL},`:(.
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6 Telescope Objective M1^C8cz
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet 51M^yG&M
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective 1:x nD
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective +Sd,l>8\
6.4 Spherochromatism rt^45~
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration 1!(%<R
6.6 Induced Aberrations IiK(^:~%
6.7 Three-Element Objectives Az< 9hk
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) V9E6W*IE
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet z34>,0
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design YZH#5]o8
6.11 A Final Note Hg9.<|+yo
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers 0)oN[
7.1 Eyepieces C. Ja;RFq
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs >GznG[Ku
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces *Cnq2=A]A
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular +|?|8"Qg
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces r[v-?W'
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces %]<RRH.w
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier _+*/~E
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces Sc'c$/
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats !/nx=vgp
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats mUt,Z^ l`
8.2 Glass Choice [t.%baF
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations '>e79f-O)
8.4 Other Design Considerations 9y^kb+
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens T")i+v
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet 9PKoNd^e
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet o3F|#op
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses Y%/ YFO2vb
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces W ~Jzqp9g
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness 98A(jsj
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9 Split Triplets `.>k)=F&
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets `8Jq~u6_Z
10.1 The Classic Tessar e?!L}^f6X
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac If-,c^i
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens &]VQR2J}:
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets Eq=wdI
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar /^'Bgnez
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats ^`rpf\GX(
11.1 Meniscus Components M?Ndy*]
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon ={`CHCI
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens hV-VeKjZ(
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses lMC{SfdH
11.5 The Split Dagor $Ns,ts(ng
11.6 The Dogmar tyEPU^PM
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens gMs+?SNHAh
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens +}^|dkc
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ^sifEgG *d
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens =`Po<7D
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet J3e:Y!
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet ~+N76BX
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element BTTLy^
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar i<T P:
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay PS=e\(6QC
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13 Telephoto Lenses |5xYT 'V
13.1 The Basic Telephoto V@D]bV@4
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses OM.k?1%+M
13.3 Telephoto Designs S]&8St
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch ;} l T
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses ;gDMl57PQ.
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle A8pj~I/*-
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens
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14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses e74zR6
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses x\hWyY6J[
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses jn-QKdqM
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens 7J9l.cM3
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens RU2c*q$^X
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener "S5S|dBc
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses g(/{.%\k
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems EM=w?T
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17 Microscope Objectives CjZZm^O
17.1 General Considerations n*Q`g@`
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front Sd},_Kh
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives OJAx:&