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1 Introduction ;\mTm;]G
1.1 Lens Design Books xZ\`f-zL
1.2 Reference Material }c]u'a!4
1.3 Specifications z5tOsU
1.4 Lens Design n0
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1.5 Lens Design Program Features
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1.6 About This Book tNbL)
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2 Automatic Lens Design :qAF}|6
2.2 The Merit Function fkHCfcU
2.3 Local Minima ^X\{MW'>4
2.4 The Landscape Lens [TaYNc!\
2.5 Types of Merit Function 5Sh.4A\
2.6 Stagnation UL3++bt
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing }f;cA
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization (@(rz/H
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems 'Dx_n7&=
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits ZHN}:W/p
2.11 Spectral Weighting `VL<pqPP
2.12 How to Get Started uP.[,V0@^
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3 Improving a Design [g Y.h/
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques z~0f[As.
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) ~IQ 2;A
3.3 Splitting Elements }uo.N
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet S(NUuu}S
3.5 Compounding an Element Cn"L*\o
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses y%Wbm&h
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem ^v+7IFn
3.8 Balancing Aberrations &60#y4
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle 7nl
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces gZ 6Hj62D
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design {0J
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4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation IzWS6!zKU
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance m2r%m
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4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations >sZ207*
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function Xxmvg.Nl
4.5 Fabrication Considerations W^T6^q5;H
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5 Lens Design Data <&87aDYz
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs %:=Jr#a
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots
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5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign y0b FzR9
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF U66}nN9
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots Ynx.$$`$=
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot hcJny
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6 Telescope Objective ffibS0aM
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet ?]Z EK8c
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective 67b[T~92o
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective ZNjqH[
6.4 Spherochromatism f%ynod8
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration RxrUnMF
6.6 Induced Aberrations 0Ik}\lcn
6.7 Three-Element Objectives uJ_"gPO
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) mj^]e/s%
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet P;~P:qKd
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design z<Y
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6.11 A Final Note Xw<5VIAHm;
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers H>Ws)aCq
7.1 Eyepieces KRN{Ath.
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs |vf /M|
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces BdYl
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular d*(wU>J '
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces z ;KUIWg
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces WC
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7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier VQ]MJjvb
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces /&Vgo~.J
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats qW(_0<E
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats [ Cu3D
8.2 Glass Choice |&xjuBC
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations 'h~I#S4!
8.4 Other Design Considerations /*2sg>e'QF
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens 3V2w1CERE
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet nbM7 >tnsk
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet jpW(w($XL
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses WKB@9Vfju
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces Qx% ]u8s
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness r")zR,
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9 Split Triplets $h|rd+},
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets t1h2ibO
10.1 The Classic Tessar ( O>oN~
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac Z<t(h=?
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens 7h3JH
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets
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10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar ]p.eF YDh7
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats _-.~>C
11.1 Meniscus Components 0XNj!^&
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon #:?MtVC
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens H%\\-Z$#
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses \jcEEIEi
11.5 The Split Dagor $EuWQq7OI2
11.6 The Dogmar LN?b6s75U
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens ?fXlrJ
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens
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12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version P=jbr"5Q:
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens I;!zZ.\
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet .+"SDtoX
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet ecI[lB
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element :8<\]}J
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar fP9k(mQX
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay VC6S4FU4K
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13 Telephoto Lenses L'J Ekji"
13.1 The Basic Telephoto &xwAE*}
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses }Pj3O~z
13.3 Telephoto Designs Y}C~&Ph