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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition 'mI'dG
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1 Introduction Vcd.mE(t%
1.1 Lens Design Books Pxn,Qw*
1.2 Reference Material MO;X>D =
1.3 Specifications kq\)MQ"/X
1.4 Lens Design u3Gjg{-N7
1.5 Lens Design Program Features !4] 9!<.k
1.6 About This Book {M,,npl
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2 Automatic Lens Design 9&<x17'
2.2 The Merit Function T843":
2.3 Local Minima #plY\0E@
2.4 The Landscape Lens $mF_,|
2.5 Types of Merit Function VDTcR
2.6 Stagnation &.TTJsKG h
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing \uss Uv
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization %s19KGpA
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems Z{?G.L*/
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits zB yqD$
2.11 Spectral Weighting ;#w3{
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2.12 How to Get Started h6dPO"
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3 Improving a Design @cU&n6C@
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques %`Z!4L
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) G
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3.3 Splitting Elements ybp -$e
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet E*i#?u
3.5 Compounding an Element &/,|+U[
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses 9@+5LZR
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem F;^F+H
3.8 Balancing Aberrations `~eUee3b.~
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle |7x\m t
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces K98i[,rP
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design ||yzt!n
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation dH( ('u[
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance <FZ@Q[RP
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations LdJYE;k Ju
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function ws4cF
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4.5 Fabrication Considerations arf8xqR-U]
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5 Lens Design Data [$[:"N_
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs A_KW(;50
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots I}R0q
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign bV/jfV"%E
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF QY= = GfHt
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots #c2ymQm
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot sH\5/'?
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6 Telescope Objective (Cqn6dWK
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet 8V~vXnkM
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective 2;w*oop,O
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective dO%W+K
6.4 Spherochromatism mc4i@<_?
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration /hO1QT}xd
6.6 Induced Aberrations GgKEP,O
6.7 Three-Element Objectives 0wS+++n$5
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) AlJ} >u
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet yr,=.?C-
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design Sfdu`MQR
6.11 A Final Note R
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers B$Kn1 k
7.1 Eyepieces kwsp9 0)
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs hJPlq0C
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces NFv>B>
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular ={u0_j
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7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces
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7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces -44l^}_u
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier G z)NwD
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces W6Y@U$P#G
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats #Qkroji
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8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats Rn@#d}
8.2 Glass Choice 4f<$4d^md
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations P~ &$l2
8.4 Other Design Considerations Ps<d('=
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens k!{p7*0
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet "!EcbR
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet .aflsUD
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses CJhL)0Cs
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces 0Zg%+)iy@
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness 9H%X2#:fH
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9 Split Triplets :Lz\yARpk
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets &