Optical system and image pickup apparatus having the same

US10620401B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10620401-B2
Application numberUS-201715606843-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 26, 2017
Priority dateJun 1, 2016
Publication dateApr 14, 2020
Grant dateApr 14, 2020

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An optical system includes a plurality of lenses. The distance from the object side lens surface of a lens arranged an the most object side to the image plane is longer than the focal length of the entire system. The material of a positive lens G1p arranged on the most object side among positive lenses included in the optical system, and the arrangement and material of a negative lens Gn located on the most object side among negative lenses arranged an the image side of the positive lens G1p are appropriately set.

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An optical system comprising: a positive lens G 1 p ; and a negative lens Gn located on a most object side among negative lenses arranged on an image side of the positive lens G 1 p, wherein the positive lens G 1 p is a positive lens located on a most object side among positive lenses included in the optical system, wherein the optical system does not include a diffractive optical element, and wherein following conditional expressions are satisfied: LD/f< 1.00, 0.25< Dpn/LD< 0.50, 1.45< Nd 1 p< 1.62, 30.0<ν d 1 p< 50.0, 0.17< Dpp/LD< 0.50, and 0.15< f 2 p/f< 0.60, where Nd1p and νd1p are respectively a refractive index and an Abbe number of a material of the positive lens G 1 p , Dpn is a distance on an optical axis between the positive lens G 1 p and the negative lens Gn, LD is a distance on the optical axis from a most object side lens surface of the optical system to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system, where Dpp is a distance on the optical axis between a positive lens G 2 p located on a most object side among positive lenses arranged on the image side of the positive lens G 1 p and the positive lens G 1 p , and where ftp is a focal length of the positive lens G 2 p. 2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.000<θ gF _ G 1 p− 0.6438+0.001682×ν d 1 p< 0.015, where θgF_G 1 p is a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the positive lens G 1 p. 3. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the positive lens G 1 p has a meniscus shape convex toward the object side. 4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.30<( R 12− R 11)/( R 12+ R 11)<1.00, where R11 is a radius of curvature of an object side lens surface of the positive lens G 1 p , and R12 is a radius of curvature of an image side lens surface of the positive lens G 1 p. 5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.30< f 1 p/f< 1.00, where f1p is a focal length of the positive lens G 1 p. 6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 20.0<ν dn< 45.0, where νdn is an Abbe number of a material of the negative lens Gn. 7. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.65< Ndn< 2.20, where Ndn is a refractive index of a material of the negative lens Gn. 8. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system has a focusing unit that moves during focusing, and wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 20.00<Σ(ν dni/fni )/Σ(1 /fni )<45.00, where νdni is an Abbe number of a material of an i-th negative lens counted from the object side among negative lenses arranged between the positive lens G 1 p and the focusing unit, and fni is a focal length of the i-th negative lens. 9. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.020<θ gF _ G 2 p− 0.6438+0.001682× vd 2 p< 0.100, and ν d 2 p> 73.0, where νd2p and θgF_G 2 p are respectively an Abbe number and a partial dispersion ratio of a material of the positive lens G 2 p. 10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.20< f 2 p/f 1 p< 0.80, where f1p is a focal length of the positive lens G 1 p , and f2p is a focal length of the positive lens G 2 p. 11. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.22< Dpp/LD< 0.50. 12. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.45< Nd 1 p≤ 1.593. 13. 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 includes a positive lens G 1 p , and a negative lens Gn located on a most object side among negative lenses arranged on an image side of the positive lens G 1 p, wherein the positive lens G 1 p is a positive lens located on a most object side among positive lenses included in the optical system, wherein the optical system does not include a diffractive optical element, and wherein following conditional expressions are satisfied: LD/f< 1.00, 0.25< Dpn/LD< 0.50, 1.45< Nd 1 p< 1.62, 30.0<ν d 1 p< 50.0, 0.17< Dpp/LD< 0.50, and 0.15< f 2 p/f< 0.60, where Nd1p and νd1p are respectively a refractive index and an Abbe number of a material of the positive lens G 1 p , Dpn is a distance on an optical axis between the positive lens G 1 p and the negative lens Gn, LD is a distance on the optical axis from a most object side lens surface of the optical system to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system, where Dpp is a distance on the optical axis between a positive lens G 2 p located on a most object side among positive lenses arranged on the image side of the positive lens G 1 p and the positive lens G 1 p , and where ftp is a focal length of the positive lens G 2 p. 14. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.45< Nd 1 p≤ 1.593.

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  • G02B9/26Primary

    the front and rear components having compound lenses · CPC title

  • with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)} · CPC title

  • for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration · CPC title

  • having three components only · CPC title

  • Telephoto objectives, i.e. systems of the type + - in which the distance from the front vertex to the image plane is less than the equivalent focal length · CPC title

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An optical system includes a plurality of lenses. The distance from the object side lens surface of a lens arranged an the most object side to the image plane is longer than the focal length of the entire system. The material of a positive lens G1p arranged on the most object side among positive lenses included in the optical system, and the arrangement and material of a negative lens Gn locate…
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Primary CPC classification G02B9/26. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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