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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition ?,WUJH?^
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1 Introduction Z7`5x
1.1 Lens Design Books +<)tql*
1.2 Reference Material 0^J*+
1.3 Specifications \1=T
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1.4 Lens Design P/FrE~
1.5 Lens Design Program Features {@Blj3 ;w}
1.6 About This Book .[edln
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2 Automatic Lens Design !Bag}|#
2.2 The Merit Function zSEr4^Dk4
2.3 Local Minima kFS0i%Sr
2.4 The Landscape Lens o:Ln._bj
2.5 Types of Merit Function G
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2.6 Stagnation x2sN\tOh^
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing ceqFQ
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization fy9uLl}h
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems
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2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits ^it4z gx@
2.11 Spectral Weighting OZ eiHX!
2.12 How to Get Started V78Mq:7d
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3 Improving a Design [vE$R@TZ0!
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques Xfj)gPt}
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) 7^c2e*S
3.3 Splitting Elements g+:$X- r
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet OlIT|bzkb
3.5 Compounding an Element l#b:^3
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses ?A|zRj{
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem H!p!sn
3.8 Balancing Aberrations J =b*
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle #]"/{Z
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces y@q1c*|
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design 4"LPJX)Q
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation ;9K[~
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance 4\v~HFsv
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations _\p`4-.V
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function sc<kiL
4.5 Fabrication Considerations 2K
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5 Lens Design Data Xz8$Xz,O
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs 4 uShM0qa
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots ,KT<4
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign :g&>D#{
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF Nc,*hsx'
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots AD(xaQ&T
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot cnbo+U
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6 Telescope Objective ;D:=XA%
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet *<w3" iq
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective .Xi2G@D
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective q5!0\o:
6.4 Spherochromatism Tu==49
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration D^$]>-^
6.6 Induced Aberrations X@cSP7b
6.7 Three-Element Objectives .-J`d=Krp
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) u]R$]&<
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet FZeP<Ban
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design !`Le`c
6.11 A Final Note r;9z5'
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers ZH% we
7.1 Eyepieces Dp^95V@
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs ^[0"vtb
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces Vw7WK
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular iW'_R{)T
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces }N@n{bu+
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces UBa-
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier ci;&CHa
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces ,eDu$8J9
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats Bf/|{@
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats ekrBNDs9
8.2 Glass Choice xwi!:PAf,o
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations pVY4q0@
8.4 Other Design Considerations 3XnE y
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8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens (VEp~BW@-R
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet 7O"hiDQ
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet Y4`QK+~fH
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses s88y{o
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces s_TD4~
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8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness NfOp=X?Y
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9 Split Triplets ve6x/ PD
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets Xh`"
10.1 The Classic Tessar URLk9PI
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac / xs9.w8-
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens `wf|u M
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets (V8?,G >
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar .5]{M\aA
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats Qd?CTYNsv
11.1 Meniscus Components u|T%Xy=LU
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon \x(.d.l/
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens K|Om5
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11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses qZ&