Glass selection tends to be both a science and an art. It is the intent of this paper to remove the M)wNu
"mystique" surrounding glass selection, primarily based on the chromatic properties of the glass, nG?Z* n
and to show via careful parametric analyses how we can optimally select glasses for lenses of u% 1JdEWZd
different f/numbers, spectral bands, and performance requirements. The important roles of =>Qd
refractive index and Abbe number as well as partial dispersion will be considered. Using the 4"iI3y~Gw
SCHOTT glass map, six separate and identifiable regions along with glasses within each region H+gB|
will be discussed. The goal for this paper is to make glass selection easier to understand.