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Contents of Modern Lens Design 2nd Edition #n2'N^t
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1 Introduction Pc#8~t}2
1.1 Lens Design Books _W'>?e0i
1.2 Reference Material }&BE*U8_
1.3 Specifications VC5LxA0{
1.4 Lens Design ,X25 -OFZ
1.5 Lens Design Program Features ivYHq#b59
1.6 About This Book @GDe{GG+
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2 Automatic Lens Design bO]^TRaiJ
2.2 The Merit Function Pz7{dQqjk#
2.3 Local Minima F$QN>wPpM
2.4 The Landscape Lens =>#
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2.5 Types of Merit Function Wjc1 EW!2x
2.6 Stagnation ~Mbo`:>(4v
2.7 Generalized Simulated Annealing :@x24wN/
2.8 Considerations about Variables for Optimization =Ryh@X&
2.9 How to Increase the Speed or Field of a System and Avoid Ray Failure Problems s\y+ xa:
2.10 Test Plate Fits, Melt Fits, Thickness Fits and Reverse Aberration Fits 3>YG
2.11 Spectral Weighting "
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2.12 How to Get Started 4Xt.}S!
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3 Improving a Design o7 ^t-
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3.1 Lens Design Tip Sheet: Standard Improvement Techniques j oDY
3.2 Glass Changes ( Index and V Values ) /\34o{
3.3 Splitting Elements yqR2^wZ%r
3.4 Separating a Cemented Doublet nJ'FH['
3.5 Compounding an Element ^kJ(bBY
3.6 Vignetting and Its Uses #$7d1bx
3.7 Eliminating a Weak Element; the Concentric Problem 11t+
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3.8 Balancing Aberrations 'X_8j` ]#
3.9 The Symmetrical Principle is}6cR
3.10 Aspheric Surfaces `>KB8SY:qK
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4 Evaluation: How Good is This Design Z BjyQ4h
4.1 The Uses of a Preliminary Evaluation e/hA>
4.2 OPD versus Measures of Performance 6-#<*Pg
4.3 Geometric Blur Spot Size versus Certain Aberrations 2L"$p?
4.4 Interpreting MTF - The Modulation Transfer Function C#{s[l \]
4.5 Fabrication Considerations g$bbm}6S
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5 Lens Design Data VqGmZ|+8
5.1 About the Sample Lens Designs 1AMxZ (e
5.2 Lens Prescriptions, Drawings, and Aberration Plots ln4gkm<]t
5.3 Estimating the Potential of a Redesign qd$Y"~Mco
5.4 Scaling a Desing, Its Aberrations, and Its MTF \GhL{Awv&a
5.5 Notes on the Interpretation of Ray Intercept Plots
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5.6 Various Evaluation Plot [ u7p:?WDW
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6 Telescope Objective $>Md]/I8
6.1 The Thin Airspaced Doublet r9nH6 Md\
6.2 Merit Function for a Telescope Objective *nJy
6.3 The Design of an f/7 Cemented Doublet Telescope Objective V&nTf 100
6.4 Spherochromatism z
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6.5 Zonal Spherical Aberration RhwqAok|lj
6.6 Induced Aberrations r:pS[f|4\
6.7 Three-Element Objectives XG_h\NIL
6.8 Secondary Spectrum (Apochromatic Systems) |dNJx<-
6.9 The Design of an f/7 Apochromatic Triplet c#o(y6
6.10 The Diffractive Surface in Lens Design .axJ '*~W
6.11 A Final Note 1eQfc{[g
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7 Eyepieces and Magnifiers :yg:sU
7.1 Eyepieces D<=x<.
7.2 A Pair of Magnifier Designs .Uk ejx
7.3 The Simple, Classical Eyepieces v
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7.4 Design Story of an Eyepiece for a 6*30 Binocular 3"v
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7.5 Four-Element Eyepieces <X@XbM
7.6 Five-Element Eyepieces 7G6XK
7.7 Very High Index Eyepiece/Magnifier lO^Ly27
7.8 Six- and Seven-Element Eyepieces 'Mp8!9=&
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8 Cooke Triplet Anastigmats bm/pLC6%.
8.1 Airspaced Triplet Anastigmats >
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8.2 Glass Choice %C8p!)Hu
8.3 Vertex Length and Residual Aberrations \3nu &8d
8.4 Other Design Considerations Y)~Y; ;/G
8.5 A Plastic, Aspheric Triplet Camera Lens 4}0DEH.Vx
8.6 Camera Lens Anastigmatism Design “from Scrach” – The Cooke Triplet GD*rTtDWn
8.7 Possible Improvement to Our “Basic” Triplet 3B *b d
8.7 The Rear Earth (Lanthanum) Glasses +=.>9
8.9 Aspherizing the Surfaces UqVcN$^b
8.10 Increasing the Element Thickness w=e_@^Fkx
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9 Split Triplets {WokH;a/
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10 The Tessar, Heliar, and Other Compounded Triplets pF0sXvWGG
10.1 The Classic Tessar M$Sq3m`{!
10.2 The Heliar/Pentac )y~FeKh
10.3 The Portrait Lens and the Enlarger Lens RLy2d'DS
10.4 Other Compounded Triplets "&$ [@c
10.5 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Tessar and Heliar <jt_<p
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11 Double-Meniscus Anastigmats q,Oj
11.1 Meniscus Components (RXOv"''=
11.2 The Hypergon, Totogon, and Metrogon ?+3vK=Rf}
11.3 A Two Element Aspheric Thick Meniscus Camera Lens C8^h`B9z&I
11.4 Protar, Dagor, and Convertible Lenses >z{*>i,m1
11.5 The Split Dagor \\ZR~f!<
11.6 The Dogmar a7$]"
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11.7 Camera Lens Anastigmat Design “from Scratch” – The Dogmar Lens =2Vs))>Y
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12 The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens [N@t/^gRC
12.1 The Basic Six-Element Version ^nO0/nqz]
12.2 28 Things You Should Know about the Double-Gauss/Biotar Lens r6,EyCWcCs
12.3 The Seven-Element Biotar - Split-Rear Singlet X283 . ?
12.4 The Seven-Element Biotar - Broken Contact Front Doublet :Xe,=M(l~
12.5 The Seven-Element Biotar - One Compounded Outer Element 1w`]2
12.6 The Eight-Element Biotar Bqcih$`BVU
12.7 A “Doubled Double-Gauss” Relay aNt+;M7g`
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13 Telephoto Lenses y
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13.1 The Basic Telephoto !O*'mX
13.2 Close-up or Macro Lenses 9\dpJ\
13.3 Telephoto Designs 7LFJi@*8
13.4 Design of a 200-mm f/4 Telephoto for a 35-mm Camera from Scratch TTYM!+T
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14 Reversed Telescope (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses |_6V+/?"?`
14.1 The Reverse Telephoto Principle |\}&mBR
14.2 The Basic Retrofocus Lens FRBW(vKE
14.3 Fish-Eye, or Extreme Wide-Angle Reverse Telephoto, Lenses Ee~<PDzB
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15 Wide Angle Lenses with Negative Outer Lenses %#_"Ie
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16 The Petzval Lens; Head-up Display Lenses "V=IG{.
16.1 The Petzval Portrait Lens 5SB!)F]
16.2 The Petzval Projection Lens $a@T:zfe
16.3 The Petzval with a Field Flattener K'6NW:zp~
16.4 Very Height Speed Petzval Lenses JJQS7,vG
16.5 Head-up Display (HUD) Lenses, Biocular Lenses, and Head/Helmet Mounted Display(HMD) Systems 4Eri]O Ri
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17 Microscope Objectives (yJY/|
17.1 General Considerations N1',`L5
17.2 Classic Objective Design Forms; The Aplanatic Front =~D QX\
17.3 Flat-Field Objectives L2sUh+'|
17.4 Reflecting Objectives a<NZC
17.5 The Microscope Objective Designs 3 P=I)q
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18 Mirror and Catadioptric Systems |#b]e|aP
18.1 The Good and Bad Points of Mirrors cj64.C
18.2 The Classic Two-Mirror Systems ?5IF;vk
18.3 Catadioptric Systems o){\qhLp
18.4 Aspheric Correctors and Schmidt Systems OGR2Y
18.5 Confocal Paraboloids bo-AM]
18.6 Unobscured Systems /g`!Zn8a
18.7 Design of a Schmidt-Cassegrain “from Scratch” WR.>?IG2E
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19 Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems 3LkcK1x.
19.1 Infrared Optics mEZHrr J
19.2 IR Objective Lenses w-j^jU><3
19.3 IR Telescope im&Nkk4n@
19.4 Laser Beam Expanders u\AL`'v
19,5 Ultraviolet Systems R<<