"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition <D& Ep
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1 Introduction jc32s}/H
1.1 Lens Design Books iig4JP'h
1.2 Reference Material ]w*` }
1.3 Specifications oG hMO
1.4 Lens Design lwG)&qyVd
1.5 Lens Design Program Features 18j>x3tn
1.6 About This Book b5~p:f-&4B
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2 Automatic Lens Design ^!O!HMX0
2.2 The Merit Function o*~=NoR
2.3 Local Minima tJ7tZ~Ak
2.4 The Landscape Lens 7^!iGhI]r
2.5 Types of Merit Function qs8^qn0A
2.6 Stagnation vEE\{1
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing mWP&N#vwh
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization Q`O~ f<a
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems P=P']\`p+
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits .f[z_%ar
2.11 Spectral Weighting `.~*pT*u
2.12 How to Get Started E&"V~
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3 Improving a Design [k%u$
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques Tqs|2at<t
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) &\ad.O/Q
3.3 Splitting Elements =pj3G?F#
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet D2Q0p(#%
3.5 Compounding an Element ?{L'd
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses 2H] 7 =j
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem ,l,q;]C%
3.8 Balancing Aberrations EKuLt*a/
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle ym` 4v5w
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces qx0F*EH|
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design AYsHA w
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation g^#,!e
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance #N"QTD|i
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations McbbEs=)
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function >~'z%
4.5 Fabrication Considerations lQRtsmZ0
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5 Lens Design Data )RWY("SUy1
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs y34 <B)Wy
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots
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5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign " w /Odd
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF yYTOp^
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots 3<1x>e2nT
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot #*S.26P^4
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6 Telescope Objective QM~~b=P,\
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet fCX8s(|F
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective s?Gv/&
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective F{
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6.4 Spherochromatism CLuQ=-[|
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration OeZ"WO
6.6 Induced Aberrations Z;;A#h'%e
6.7 Three-Element Objectives U{@2kg-
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) Zx: h)I
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet #oR@!?
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design .rX,*|1x
6.11 A Final Note Bq-}BN?pz
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers G2sj<F=AV
7.1 Eyepieces `Hu2a]e9
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs >$a;+v
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces ~g@}A
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular 5Z:qU{[
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces C/9]TkX}q
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces e;|$nw-
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier &2ty++gC
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces CHCT
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats :FmH=pI!=
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats h$6~3^g:P
8.2 Glass Choice Czy}~;_Ay
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations -I;\9r+
8.4 Other Design Considerations ;Z`R!
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens b0x%#trA{
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet /?S^#q>m%
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet LEX @hkh
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses "];@N!dA
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces _~F
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8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness ID{XZ
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9 Split Triplets Y|tK19
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets cVr+Wp7K#|
10.1 The Classic Tessar T)ISDK4>S"
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac V"} Jsr
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens Z
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10.4 Other Compounded Triplets Fw}|c
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar n@q-f-2
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats *{\))Zmhd
11.1 Meniscus Components YPCitGBl
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon UG}2q:ST
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens 2n-kJl`: O
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses ?a1pO#{Dg
11.5 The Split Dagor XBO(
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11.6 The Dogmar +!$`0v
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens Zp9kxm'
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens OkCAvRg
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ^r mQMjF
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens IcGX~zWr
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet "{Y6.)x
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet _c5*9')-)
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element ,@Kn@%?$
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar /?Mr2!3N
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay $q.}eb0
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13 Telephoto Lenses 9b@yDq3hQ
13.1 The Basic Telephoto ;BKU
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13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses B<a` o&?
13.3 Telephoto Designs 8lA,3'z
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch dep"$pys>
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses 25@@-2h @
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle 1-&L-c.
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens 1i'y0]f
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses )OVa7[-T
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses brlbJFZ19
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses 5}Xi`'g,
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens {Qn{w%!|
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens !]RSG^%s{
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener
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16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses 7q5*grm
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems _+(@?
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17 Microscope Objectives 49c-`[d
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17.1 General Considerations Uqy/~n-v<
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front fGRV]6?V
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives
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17.4 Reflecting Objectives 0z4M/WrNt
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs l=((>^i
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems a ~W
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors 9 %i\)
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems 3JkdP h
18.3 Catadioptric Systems k}NM]9EAE
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems Hrph>v
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids N-Z=p)]
18.6 Unobscured Systems $ ]#WC\Hv
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” 4RYH^9;>K
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems L[,19;(
19.1 Infrared Optics cC NRv$IO\
19.2 IR Objective Lenses D|Wlq~IpQ
19.3 IR Telescope zNdkwj p+
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders ~id:Rh>o
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems ;ko6igx)+
19.6 Microlithographic Lenses ={V@Y-5T
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20 Zoom Lenses (/,l0
20.1 Zoom Lenses slUi)@b
20.2 Zoom Lenses for Point and Shoot Cameras 6)P.wW
20.3 A 20X Video Zoom Lens n+te5_F
20.4 A Zoom Scanner Lens /kg#i&bP~
20.5 A Possible Zoom Lens Design Procedure '[%#70*
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21 Projection TV Lenses and Macro Lenses '%XYJr:H[
21.1 Projection TV Lenses L/`1K_\l
21.2 Macro Lenses .kn2M&P>=
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22 Scanner/ , Laser Disk and Collimator Lenses n-yUt72
22.1 Monochromatic Systems .g\Oj0Cbxh
22.2 Scanner Lenses D&D6!jz
22.3 Laser Disk, Focusing, and Collimator Lenses 3}F>t{FDk
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23 Tolerance Budgeting {\P%J:s#9
23.1 The Tolerance Budget &tvp)B?cWk
23.2 Additive Tolerances ck5cO-1>6
23.3 Establishing the Tolerance Budget /lu|FWbEw
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24 Formulary b \ln XN
24.1 Sign Conventions, Symbols, and Definitions vZ"gCf3#?3
24.2 The Cardinal Points wlaPE8Gc
24.3 Image Equations 6[c|14l
24.4 Paraxial Ray Tracing (Surface by Surface) /#H P;>!n
24.5 Invariants Rqp#-04*W
24.6 Paraxial Ray Tracing (Component by Component) )H{1Xjh-
24.7 Two-Componenet Relationships t^FE]$,
24.8 Third-Order Aberrations – Surface Contributions MJ1qU}+]
24.9 Third-Order Aberrations – Thin Lens Contributions; The G Sum Eqs orH6R8P]
24.10 Stop Shift Equations 40h$-
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24.11 Third-Order Aberrations – Contributions from Aspheric Surfaces ~uty<fP
24.12 Conversion of Aberrations to Wavefront Deformation (OPD) o,dp{+({
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Index