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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition YG=:lf
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1 Introduction _](y<O^9yO
1.1 Lens Design Books t$VRNZ`dy
1.2 Reference Material UeZ(@6_:
1.3 Specifications l4taD!WD/
1.4 Lens Design Zon7G6s9`
1.5 Lens Design Program Features @@\px66
1.6 About This Book (7!pc
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2 Automatic Lens Design z ULHgG
2.2 The Merit Function OIw[sum2
2.3 Local Minima F,VWi$Po\N
2.4 The Landscape Lens ~rjK*_3/
2.5 Types of Merit Function zx:;0Z:S6>
2.6 Stagnation q\jq9)
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing z!b:|*m]w
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization UfO='&U^
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems $'d,X@}8
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits '?.']U,: $
2.11 Spectral Weighting $39TP@?:Z)
2.12 How to Get Started CXz9bhn<4
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3 Improving a Design T1Z*>(M
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques {0fQE@5@
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) jjEu
3.3 Splitting Elements 4)}>dxv
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet Z]2z*XD
3.5 Compounding an Element $K\e
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3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses G[>CBh5
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem L$!2<eK
3.8 Balancing Aberrations @J6r;4|&
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle kt_O=
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces I(&N2L$-
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design uuh._H}-
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation n|Y}M]u,
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance C-,#t5eir
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations KX!/n`2u
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function n[i:$! ,
4.5 Fabrication Considerations qJl DQc-
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5 Lens Design Data G i(
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs L:@COy
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots k'e1ZAn
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign H0lW gJmi|
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF YB)I%5d;{
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots kDQE*o
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot `RU RC"
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6 Telescope Objective xi,fm
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet h5aPRPU g
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective m`xYd
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective t(.vX
6.4 Spherochromatism bh\2&]Di/
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration )`W|J%w+
6.6 Induced Aberrations =)iAU/*N
6.7 Three-Element Objectives E"/k"1@
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) 3FO-9H
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet /yUKUXi
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design pxyFM@Z](
6.11 A Final Note Edcv>}PfE
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers ,*x/L?.Z!
7.1 Eyepieces Aq'~'hS`1
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs &i`(y>\
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces #!yX2lR
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular E2.!|u2
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces H#nJWe_9A
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces &g*1 If
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier mB
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7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces J=O_nup6C
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats mmNn,>AO!
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats :Us+u-~
8.2 Glass Choice x @9rc,by
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations q!5`9u6
8.4 Other Design Considerations !@T~m1L
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8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens z<yqQ[
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet v`7~#Avhz
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet Fy6Lz.baB
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses (Nf!E[}Z
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces Ck/w:i@>?
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness @qA11C.hq
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9 Split Triplets i{HzY[
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets ):L0{W{
10.1 The Classic Tessar nU2w\(3|
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac {e[~1]j3
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens /kO%aN
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets '8@4FXK
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar <fgf L9-
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats wo86C[
11.1 Meniscus Components 1wggYX
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon w(y
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11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens $TAsb>W!(
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses 8ux
11.5 The Split Dagor @'J[T: e
11.6 The Dogmar ob[G3rfd@Z
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens 4/2@^\?i)
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens ^'b\OUty-
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version j4#S/:Q<7
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens ~Hb0)M@y7
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet ]<_v;Q<t
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet p%\&M bA
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element GgvMd~
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar R?2T0^0
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay QT(]S>--n
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13 Telephoto Lenses M=5hp&=
13.1 The Basic Telephoto .&KC2#4
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses Fa X 3@Sd!
13.3 Telephoto Designs -e+im(2D=
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch 5~i}!n
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses H"pwIiC
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle ~yRKNH*M
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens 4(8BWP~.y2
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses T&E'MB
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses d}^hZ8k|
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses qcBamf
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens G8b`>@rZ
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens gJOD+~
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener u&o<>d;)
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses <7MxI@\
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems !~}@Eoii4
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17 Microscope Objectives u$(XZ;Jg
17.1 General Considerations 0T:U(5Y9
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front #\3X;{
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives 6lQP+! EF
17.4 Reflecting Objectives 9%?a\#C
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs DC'L-]#<