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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition %vbov}R
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1 Introduction z\YLO%Mm
1.1 Lens Design Books 5Rp mR
1.2 Reference Material ErFt5%FN.O
1.3 Specifications QcX&q%*0
1.4 Lens Design JW"`i
1.5 Lens Design Program Features n4.\}%=z
1.6 About This Book "LH3ZPD
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2 Automatic Lens Design v=cX.^L
2.2 The Merit Function x6ayFq=
2.3 Local Minima OTNI@jQ)
2.4 The Landscape Lens g?*D)WU
2.5 Types of Merit Function .3#Xjhebvu
2.6 Stagnation w|NI d,#f
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing (M{>9rk8
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization I9xkqj
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems L uW""P/
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits _C19eW'
2.11 Spectral Weighting yqR]9"a
2.12 How to Get Started yCkX+{ki
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3 Improving a Design OLV3.~T
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques K[x=knFO
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) (iIzoEpb8W
3.3 Splitting Elements }}bMq.Q'
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet u|k_OUTq
3.5 Compounding an Element B
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3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses oE2VJKs<B
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem e
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations 1=e(g#Ajn\
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle w c\`2(
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces tY:,9eh7B
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design [.w `r>kZI
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation F!w|5,)
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance &wN}<Ge6
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations U#<{RqY
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function Fc=6*.hy
4.5 Fabrication Considerations K3h"oVn
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5 Lens Design Data (y1S*_D
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs 1&vR7z]*
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots mx#)iHY
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign j?g#8L;W\w
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF 1QnaZhu'
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots d(Hqj#`-31
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot "-j96
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6 Telescope Objective T0.sL9
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet ooP{Q r
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective D&pX0
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective @\M^Zuo
6.4 Spherochromatism ;jO+<~YP!
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration /!y;h-
6.6 Induced Aberrations 5=}CZYWB
6.7 Three-Element Objectives `:jF%3ks+0
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) zU!d(ge.E
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet PO^#G@
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design EMdU4YnE"
6.11 A Final Note edZBQmx+#
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers ?6L8#"=
7.1 Eyepieces Vr;>Im
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs ~QUN O~
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces .[1@wW&L
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular )@!T_#
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces <*P)"G
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces .9Dncsnf,`
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier ;7QG]JX
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces &