Optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the optical system, and zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12313826-B2
Application number	US-202017636872-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2020
Priority date	Aug 30, 2019
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

This optical system (LS) has an aperture diaphragm (S) and a negative lens (L 4 ) disposed closer to an object side than the aperture diaphragm (S) and satisfies the following conditional expression.

−0.010< ndN 1−(2.015−0.0068×ν dN 1),

50.00<ν dN 1<65.00, 0.545<θ gFN 1,

−0.010<θ gFN 1−(0.6418−0.00168×ν dN 1).

Where, ndN1 is a refractive index of the negative lens with respect to a d-line,
νdN1 is an Abbe number of the negative lens based on the d-line, and θgFN1 is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An optical system, comprising:
an aperture stop; and a negative lens disposed in a lens group having negative refractive power, the lens group being disposed closer to an object than the aperture stop, wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expressions:
50.00<ν dN 1<65.00,

0.545<θ gFN 1≤0.55837,

−0.010< θgFN 1−(0.6418−0.00168 ×νdN 1),

where
νdN1: an Abbe number of the negative lens with reference to d-line, and
θgFN1: a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens, defined by a following expression when a refractive index of the negative lens for g-line is ngN1, a refractive index of the negative lens for F-line is nFN1, and a refractive index of the negative lens for C-line is nCN1:
θ gFN 1=( ngN 1− nFN 1)/( nFN 1− nCN 1).

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , consisting of:
the aperture stop; a front group disposed closer to the object than the aperture stop; and a rear group disposed closer to an image than the aperture stop,
wherein the front group includes the negative lens and satisfies the following conditional expression:
−10.00<(− fN 1)/ fF< 10.00,

where fN1: a focal length of the negative lens, and
fF: a focal length of the front group; in a case where the optical system is a zoom optical system, the focal length of the front group in a wide angle end state.

3. The optical system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
0.10<(− fN 1)/ f< 15.00,

where fN1: the focal length of the negative lens, and
f: a focal length of the optical system; in a case where the optical system is a zoom optical system, the focal length of the optical system in a wide angle end state.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
0.010<θ gFN 1−(0.6418−0.00168×ν dN 1).

5. The optical system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
DN 1>0.400 [mm]

where DN1: a thickness of the negative lens on an optical axis.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the negative lens is a single lens, or one lens of two lenses of a cemented lens consisting of the two lenses cemented to each other.

7. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one lens surface of an object-side lens surface and an image-side lens surface of the negative lens is in contact with air.

8. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the negative lens is a glass lens.

9. An optical apparatus comprising the optical system according to claim 1 .

10. A method for manufacturing an optical system, the method comprises a step of arranging, in a lens barrel, an aperture stop, and a lens group having negative refractive power and including a negative lens, the lens group being disposed closer to an object than the aperture stop, the negative lens satisfying the following conditional expressions:
50.00<ν dN 1<65.00,

0.545<θ gFN 1≤0.55837,

−0.010< θgFN 1−(0.6418−0.00168 ×νdN 1),

where
νdN1: an Abbe number of the negative lens with reference to d-line, and
θgFN1: a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens, defined by a following expression when a refractive index of the negative lens for g-line is ngN1, a refractive index of the negative lens for F-line is nFN1, and a refractive index of the negative lens for C-line is nCN1:
θ gFN 1=( ngN 1− nFN 1)/( nFN 1− nCN 1).

11. A zoom optical system, comprising a plurality of lens groups that include lens groups having negative refractive powers,
wherein upon zooming, a distance between the lens groups adjacent to each other changes, and
an object-side negative lens group disposed closest to an object among the lens groups having the negative refractive powers includes a negative lens that satisfies the following conditional expressions:
50.00<ν dN 3<65.00,

0.545<θ gFN 3≤0.55837,

−0.010< θgFN 3−(0.6418−0.00168 ×νdN 3),

where
νdN3: an Abbe number of the negative lens with reference to d-line, and
θgFN3: a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens, defined by a following expression when a refractive index of the negative lens for g-line is ngN3, a refractive index of the negative lens for F-line is nFN3, and a refractive index of the negative lens for C-line is nCN3:
θ gFN 3=( ngN 3− nFN 3)/( nFN 3− nCN 3).

12. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
0.50< fN 3/ fGa< 7.00

where fN3: the focal length of the negative lens, and
fGa: a focal length of the object-side negative lens group.

13. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 ,
wherein the object-side negative lens group satisfies the following conditional expression:
0.20<(− fGa )/ f< 3.50

where fGa: a focal length of the object-side negative lens group, and
f: a focal length of the zoom optical system in a wide angle end state.

14. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
0.010<θ gFN 3−(0.6418−0.00168×ν dN 3).

15. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 ,
wherein the negative lens satisfies the following conditional expression:
DN 3>0.400 [mm]

where DN3: a thickness of the negative lens on an optical axis.

16. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 , wherein the negative lens is a single lens, or one lens of two lenses of a cemented lens consisting of the two lenses cemented to each other.

17. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 , wherein at least one lens surface of an object-side lens surface and an image-side lens surface of the negative lens is in contact with air.

18. The zoom optical system according to claim 11 , wherein the negative lens is a glass lens.

19. An optical apparatus comprising the zoom optical system according to claim 11 .

20. A method for manufacturing a zoom optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups including lens groups having negative refractive powers, the method comprises a step of arranging the plurality of lens groups in a lens barrel so that
upon zooming, a distance between the lens groups adjacent to each other changes, and
an object-side negative lens group disposed closest to an object among the lens groups having the negative refractive powers includes a negative lens that satisfies the following conditional expressions:
50.00<ν dN 3<65.00,

0.545<θ gFN 3≤0.55837,

−0.010< θgFN 3−(0.6418−0.00168 ×νdN 3),

where
νdN3: an Abbe number of the negative lens with reference to d-line, and
θgFN3: a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens, defined by a following expression when a refractive index of the negative lens for g-line is ngN3, a refractive index of the negative lens for F-line is nFN3, and a refractive index of the negative lens for C-line is nCN3:
θ gFN 3=( ngN 3− nFN 3)/( nFN 3− nCN 3).

Assignees

• Nikon Corp

Inventors

• Yamashita Masashi
• Ito Tomoki
• Kuribayashi Tomonori
• Koida Keigo
• Miwa Satoshi
• Komatsubara Yoko
• Watanabe Katsuya
• Nonaka Azuna
• MAKIDA Ayumu

Classifications

• G02B13/006

  at least one element being a compound optical element, e.g. cemented elements · CPC title

• G02B15/1461

  the first group being positive · CPC title

• G02B15/145113

  arranged +-++- · CPC title

• G02B15/145121

  arranged +-+-+ · CPC title

• G02B15/144511

  arranged -+-+ · CPC title