"Modern Lens Design" 2nd Edition by Warren J. Smith *-nO,K>y`
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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition r N$0qo
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1 Introduction 6<];}M_{
1.1 Lens Design Books m)tu~neM
1.2 Reference Material kK[4uQQ
1.3 Specifications N#T'}>t y
1.4 Lens Design J\@6YU[A
1.5 Lens Design Program Features Ou_H&R
1.6 About This Book ^1S{::
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2 Automatic Lens Design 'Lrn<
2.2 The Merit Function Tx;a2:6\[
2.3 Local Minima n~I-mR)"
2.4 The Landscape Lens xuK"pS
2.5 Types of Merit Function GTdoUSUq
2.6 Stagnation HOP*QX8C%
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing FCEy1^u
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization m)Plv+R}
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems JsJP%'^/R
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits iW` tr
2.11 Spectral Weighting >(Y CZ
2.12 How to Get Started yvYMk(LSF
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3 Improving a Design a^%iAe
3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques Ehx9-*]
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) bJ^h{]
3.3 Splitting Elements 1h$?,
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet h=#w< @
3.5 Compounding an Element >rd#,r
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses xb;{<~`71
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem b#_RZ
3.8 Balancing Aberrations dQ`Tt- n
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle ;st0Ekni)
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces lFzVd
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design #PkuCWm6
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation 2&1mI>:F
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance l f>/
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations UGcmzwE
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function .t "VsY|
4.5 Fabrication Considerations 2%%\jlT_
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5 Lens Design Data *Al@|5
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs I"Zp^j
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots NM3;l}Y8
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign = ~1EpZ
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF HRf;bKZ
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots
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5.6 Various Evaluation Plot bU=Utniq
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6 Telescope Objective n~^SwOt~;5
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet &A0OYV3i.
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective /qLO/Mim
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective EvT$|#FY
6.4 Spherochromatism P 9?cp{*
6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration 1VJ${\H]
6.6 Induced Aberrations ^ij0<*ca9
6.7 Three-Element Objectives oIhKMQ;jh
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) CWdsOS=
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet 4XpWDfa.}
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design 2"ax*MQH<^
6.11 A Final Note <],{at` v
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers I6.rN\%b
7.1 Eyepieces N>I6f
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs `zQuhD 8W
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces _p )NZ7yC
7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular HI8mNX3 "j
7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces .6wPpL G?{
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces [^hW>O=@TN
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier !5ps,+o
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces z!}E2j_9P
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats z
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8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats 5JzvT JMx
8.2 Glass Choice 6`e{l+c=F
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations 8V:;HY#
8.4 Other Design Considerations F-m%d@P&X
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens F6\{gQ<E
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet B;9,Qbb
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet f+Y4~k
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses k|;a"56F
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces YC6T0m
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness Ju+3}
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9 Split Triplets #UM,)bH
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets *Soi
10.1 The Classic Tessar #NM)
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac u zZ|0
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens Nv5^2^Sc=
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets D \ rns+
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar x{R440"
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats i~u4v3r=
11.1 Meniscus Components w.m8SvS&b
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon 0z=KnQx"4
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens aT0~C.vT
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses _pdKcE\X
11.5 The Split Dagor @ m`C%7<
11.6 The Dogmar \+o\wTW
11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens Myc-lCE
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens SAm%$vz%M
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version opa/+V3E4
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens %1#\LRA(
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet UQ0!tFx
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet mb*Yw6q
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element s<