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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition `#$}P;W
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1 Introduction k|-\[Yl .
1.1 Lens Design Books #Ha:O,|
1.2 Reference Material 7I;kh`H$(f
1.3 Specifications 8n3]AOc'~-
1.4 Lens Design NifQsy)*%
1.5 Lens Design Program Features M
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1.6 About This Book -,")GA+[7
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2 Automatic Lens Design [Vs\r&qL
2.2 The Merit Function &D3]O9a0;
2.3 Local Minima {VAih-y
2.4 The Landscape Lens ?W'z5'|
2.5 Types of Merit Function Qxz[
2.6 Stagnation ]c>@RXY'
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing }StzhV{GS
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization :{a< ~n`
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems .HZ d.*
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits IWE([<i}i[
2.11 Spectral Weighting h:fiUCw
2.12 How to Get Started _*~F1% d
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3 Improving a Design dWd%>9}
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques 'OnfU{Ai
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) ?("O.<
3.3 Splitting Elements n=!T(Hk
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet 4o#]hB';ni
3.5 Compounding an Element +JErc)%
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses WX4sTxJK
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem k'iiRRM
3.8 Balancing Aberrations _UVpQ5pN
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle _9>,9aL
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces jq
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design @V:K]M 5
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation btg= # u
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance ^(JrOh'
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations |5vcT,A
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function eC5*Q=ai,
4.5 Fabrication Considerations {L;sF=d
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5 Lens Design Data -H%v6E%yh
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs %gmx47
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots d&^b=d FDu
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign ~IZ-:?+S^
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF UIEvwQ
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots 7RT{RE
5.6 Various Evaluation Plot #czInXTTx
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6 Telescope Objective $$ND]qM$M
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet M@TG7M7Os
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective [bnu
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6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective _\>y[e["p
6.4 Spherochromatism L$=R/l
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration cB,^?djJ3
6.6 Induced Aberrations GXZ="3W |
6.7 Three-Element Objectives ;"&?Okz
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) XKGiw 2
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6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet eP2Q2C8g
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design w9Yx2
6.11 A Final Note tz]0F5
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers &m--}
7.1 Eyepieces A}Iyl
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs 7=fM}sk
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces eP~3m
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular :Ak^M~6a5
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces CRo'r/G
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces OD'~t,St
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier /K!)}f(6
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces w5z]=dN
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats '5aA+XP|
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats \y7?w*K
8.2 Glass Choice r)S:=Is5
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations &m5^
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8.4 Other Design Considerations ZTTA??}Y
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens (~G*'/)
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet bpsyO>lx/
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet dFg&|Lp
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses ^U~Er'mT
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces U>t:*SNC*
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness t'F$/mx.
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9 Split Triplets rX$-K\4W
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets *4~7p4[
10.1 The Classic Tessar 9y\nO)\Tv
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac X)SUFhP\
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens @16y%]Q-E#
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets `x=kb;
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar ub 2'|CYw
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats R{}_Qb
11.1 Meniscus Components RPa]VL1W
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon -rsS_[$2
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens g{DOQA
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses NH/jkt&F[
11.5 The Split Dagor T\wOGaCW
11.6 The Dogmar _x5-!gK
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens 5%S5*c6BD
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens ip'v<%,Q3"
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version 8;=?F>]xn
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens &h[)nD
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet Ew}GPJ
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet |QzJHP @
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element aJm5`az)
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar sUF5Yq:9
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay y%--/;
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13 Telephoto Lenses ?_pd#W=!
13.1 The Basic Telephoto XF{2'x_R
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses $_
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13.3 Telephoto Designs .*k!Zl*
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch FIn)O-<
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