Optical system and image pickup apparatus including the same

US10228534B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10228534-B2
Application numberUS-201715607185-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 26, 2017
Priority dateJun 1, 2016
Publication dateMar 12, 2019
Grant dateMar 12, 2019

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An optical system includes a first lens unit that has positive refractive power, a second lens unit that moves during focusing and that has positive refractive power or negative refractive power, and a third lens unit that has positive refractive power or negative refractive power. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit are disposed in that order from an object side to an image side. During focusing, an interval between adjacent lens units changes. In the optical system, a focal length f of the entire optical system, a distance LD along an optical axis from a lens surface of the first lens unit that is closest to the object side to an image plane, and focal lengths of positive and negative lenses that are included in the first lens unit are appropriately set.

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What is claimed is: 1. An optical system comprising: a first lens unit having positive refractive power; a second lens unit having positive refractive power or negative refractive power; and a third lens unit having positive refractive power or negative refractive power, wherein the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit are disposed in that order from an object side to an image side, wherein, during focusing, the second lens unit moves to change an interval between adjacent lens units, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens G1p that is disposed closest to the object side, a positive lens G2p that is disposed adjacent to the image side of the positive lens G1p, and a negative lens G1n that is disposed on the image side of the positive lens G2p and that is disposed closest to the object side among negative lenses that are included in the first lens unit, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: LD/f< 1.0; 2.00<| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|< 10.00; 20.0<ν dG 1 n< 40.0; −0.1000<θ gF _ G 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7 ×νdG 1 n 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×νdG 1 n 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)<−0.0010; and 0.18> D 12/ LD< 0.50, where f is a focal length of the optical system, LD is a distance along an optical axis of the optical system from a lens surface of the first lens unit that is closest to the object side to an image plane, fG1p is a focal length of the positive lens G1p, fG1n is a focal length of the negative lens G1n, vdG1n is an Abbe number of a material of the negative lens G1n, θgF_G1n is a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the negative lens G1n, and D12 is a distance along the optical axis between the positive lens G1p and the positive lens G2p. 2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.5< fG 1 p/fG 2 p< 5.0, where fG2p is a focal length of the position lens G2p. 3. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: ν dG 2 p> 73.0, where vdG2p is an Abbe number of a material of the positive lens G2p. 4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.0100<θ gF _ G 2 p −(−1.665×10 −7 ×νdG 2 p 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×νdG 2 p 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×νdG 2 p+ 0.7268)<0.1000, where vdG 2 p is an Abbe number of a material of the positive lens G 2 p, and θgF G 2 p is a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the positive lens G 2 p. 5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens. 6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens unit consists of two lenses or less. 7. An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an optical system; and an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system, wherein the optical system comprises: a first lens unit having positive refractive power; a second lens unit having positive refractive power or negative refractive power; and a third lens unit having positive refractive power or negative refractive power, wherein the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit are disposed in that order from an object side to an image side, wherein, during focusing, the second lens unit moves to change an interval between adjacent lens units, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens G1p that is disposed closest to the object side, a positive lens G2p that is disposed adjacent to the image side of the positive lens G1p, and a negative lens G1n that is disposed on the image side of the positive lens G2p and that is disposed closest to the object side among negative lenses that are included in the first lens unit, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: LD/f< 1.0; 2.00<| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|< 10.00; 20.0<ν dG 1 n< 40.0; −0.1000<θ gF _ G 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7 ×νdG 1 n 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×νdG 1 n 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)<−0.0010; and 0.18> D 12/ LD< 0.50, where f is a focal length of the optical system, LD is a distance along an optical axis of the optical system from a lens surface of the first lens unit that is closest to the object side to an image plane, fG1p is a focal length of the positive lens G1p, fG1n is a focal length of the negative lens G1n, vdG1n is an Abbe number of a material of the negative lens G1n, θgF_G1n is a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the negative lens G1n, and D12 is a distance along the optical axis between the positive lens G1p and the positive lens G2p.

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  • by controlling the dispersion of a lens material, e.g. adapting the relative partial dispersion · CPC title

  • G02B9/12Primary

    having three components only · CPC title

  • having three lenses · CPC title

  • having zoom function · CPC title

  • compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68) · CPC title

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What does patent US10228534B2 cover?
An optical system includes a first lens unit that has positive refractive power, a second lens unit that moves during focusing and that has positive refractive power or negative refractive power, and a third lens unit that has positive refractive power or negative refractive power. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit are disposed in that order from an object side …
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Canon Kk
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Primary CPC classification G02B9/12. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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