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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition ni&*E~a
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1 Introduction bucR">_p
1.1 Lens Design Books @{
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1.2 Reference Material AF\T\mtvRm
1.3 Specifications ,FQdtNMap
1.4 Lens Design %%%fL;-y
1.5 Lens Design Program Features lVH<lp_ZtK
1.6 About This Book w[Gh+L30=5
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2 Automatic Lens Design ER&UBUu"
2.2 The Merit Function 4R+.N
2.3 Local Minima <pLT'Y=
2.4 The Landscape Lens X+8B!F
2.5 Types of Merit Function /G{_7cb
2.6 Stagnation n7LfQWc
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing A^fjfa);V
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization G1T^a>tj4
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems [V#r7a
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits 9|'B9C
2.11 Spectral Weighting =H7xD"'%R
2.12 How to Get Started .~lKBkS`!
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3 Improving a Design `RQ#.
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques Nw J:!
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) DdV'c@rq+
3.3 Splitting Elements ,0$)yZ3*3,
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet l":c
3.5 Compounding an Element 8Q`WB0E<|
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses _K2?YY(#>
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem d4[(8}
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations \~rlgxd
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle Q<tu) Qo
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces 9e!NOl\_;.
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design |BMV.Zi
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation w6|9|f/
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance ~K_Uq*dCE
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations ]pA(K?Lbg
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function u }hF8eD
4.5 Fabrication Considerations &UHPX?x
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5 Lens Design Data tEd.'D8 s
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs "pxzntY|
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots 3{Nbp
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign [ Mg8/Oy
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF lkIn%=Z
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots b}ODWdJ1
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot qKS;x@
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6 Telescope Objective ]6Ug>>x5
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet ^y viV
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6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective FwKj+f"
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective c{ZY,C&<
6.4 Spherochromatism ~Z/
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6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration pC,o2~%{
6.6 Induced Aberrations 4wzlJ19E(
6.7 Three-Element Objectives A?5E2T1L%.
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) &>WWzikB*
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet ewNz%_2
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design $>M<j
6.11 A Final Note x LBQ
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers +KGZHO!
7.1 Eyepieces }0hL~i
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs I&9S;I$
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces Wx'Kp+9'
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular p4> $z& _
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces u),Qa=Wp
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces 1xJ
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7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier q}Z3?W
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces iL{M+Ic
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats Z!xVgM{
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats .ujT!{>v/
8.2 Glass Choice OIHz I2{
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations ~Aad9yyi
8.4 Other Design Considerations {)f~#37
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens Rr(* aC2P
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet /T^ JS
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet r5&I?
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8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses kyh_9K1
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces nq}Q
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness SxgYjIa-
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9 Split Triplets t HD
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets 3XiO@jzre
10.1 The Classic Tessar $v.C0 x
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac Z{IUy
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens NW|f7
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10.4 Other Compounded Triplets QlFZO4 P3|
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar <BWkUZz\P|
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats ub0zJTFJ#
11.1 Meniscus Components Mkp/0|Q*
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon +,+vkpL-%
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens P=L$;xgp
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses FFhtj(hVgc
11.5 The Split Dagor ;wiao(t>4N
11.6 The Dogmar 1PaUI#X"2F
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens ?71+f{s
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens $VG*q
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ,iNv'
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens n6WY&1ZE~
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet |9xI_(+{kP
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet ~jU/<~s
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element 5OIc(YhYf
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar mN`YuR~
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay |as!Ui/J/
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13 Telephoto Lenses {",MCu_V
13.1 The Basic Telephoto @YvOoTyb
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses }F6<w{|
13.3 Telephoto Designs 148V2H)
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch 5F+APz7
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses JG`Q;K
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle lA!"z~03*
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens RT/o$$
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses f8 /'%$N
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses )O+}T5c=
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses [$(%dV6O
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens .%BT,$1K
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens -Ue$T{;RoH
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener Z0!5d<
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses 2'jOP"G
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems /gcEw!JS
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17 Microscope Objectives 5
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17.1 General Considerations n>3U_yt6b
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front -W{DxN1
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives "|Fy+'5}
17.4 Reflecting Objectives MiT}L
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs nL@KX>
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems 0|xIBg)
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors '# NcZy
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems +i ?S
18.3 Catadioptric Systems A,-6|&F
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems rVvR!"//yH
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids MfO:m[s
18.6 Unobscured Systems f|A
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18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” 0<"k8
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems NqHy%'R
19.1 Infrared Optics X5fmz%VK@
19.2 IR Objective Lenses |@?%Ct
19.3 IR Telescope Sgim3):Z
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders CZnK8&VDY
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems t-
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19.6 Microlithographic Lenses \]Kh[z0"
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20 Zoom Lenses @Q&3L~K"
20.1 Zoom Lenses =@Dwlze
20.2 Zoom Lenses for Point and Shoot Cameras ,jA)wJ
20.3 A 20X Video Zoom Lens Mwb/jTp
20.4 A Zoom Scanner Lens 0`.^MC?
20.5 A Possible Zoom Lens Design Procedure bawJ$_O_
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21 Projection TV Lenses and Macro Lenses g
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21.1 Projection TV Lenses !g~1&Uw1
21.2 Macro Lenses ~AYN
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22 Scanner/ , Laser Disk and Collimator Lenses :.(;<b<\
22.1 Monochromatic Systems '[$)bPMHl
22.2 Scanner Lenses GWsE;
22.3 Laser Disk, Focusing, and Collimator Lenses HCK|~k
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23 Tolerance Budgeting ')a(.f
23.1 The Tolerance Budget g71[6<D
23.2 Additive Tolerances *vgl*k?)
23.3 Establishing the Tolerance Budget g&dPd7
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