Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Patent
1992-11-06
1994-11-01
Sugarman, Scott J.
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
359686, G02B 1514
Patent
active
053611675
ABSTRACT:
A compact vari-focal lens system comprising, in the order from the object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power and a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and uses at least one radial type graded refractive index lens element arranged at the image side location in the second lens unit. The vari-focal lens system has a high vari-focal ratio and aberrations corrected favorably over the entire vari-focal range from the wide position to the tele position, and consists of a very small number of lens elements.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4673258 (1987-06-01), Masumoto
patent: 4726668 (1988-02-01), Nakayama et al.
patent: 4840467 (1989-06-01), Takada et al.
patent: 4952038 (1990-08-01), Ito
patent: 5069536 (1991-12-01), Ogata
patent: 5216547 (1993-06-01), Ogata
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
Sugarman Scott J.
LandOfFree
Vari-focal lens system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Vari-focal lens system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vari-focal lens system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1805870