IP Library Granted Patent US 12687709
Granted Patent B2
US 12687709 · App. 18/030,272 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

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

Inventor: Tomonori Kuribayashi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Nikon Corporation
G02B15/144105
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Patent No.
US 12687709
App. No.
18/030,272
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system (OL) comprising, sequentially along an optical axis from the objective side, a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having a negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group (G4) having a negative refractive power, wherein, when focusing the optical system, the following conditional expression is satisfied as a result of moving the second lens group (G2) and the third lens group (G3) along the optical axis and changing the interval between adjacent lens groups. 0.20<DG4/TL<0.40 wherein DG4 represents the length of the fourth lens group (G4) on the optical axis, and TL represents the full length of the optical system (OL) when the optical system (OL) comes into focus at an infinite distance.

Claims (98)

1 . An optical system comprising: in order from an object on an optical axis, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power;

and a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power,

wherein, during focusing, the second lens group and the third lens group move on the optical axis and distances between the lens groups adjacent to each other change, and

the following conditional expressions are satisfied,

0.20< DG 4/ TL< 0.40,

0.15< Bf/f< 0.50,

( L 1 R 2+ L 1 R 1)/( L 1 R 2− L 1 R 1)<0.10,

where DG4: a length of the fourth lens group on the optical axis,

TL: an entire length of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

Bf: a back focus of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

f: a focal length of the optical system,

L1R1: a radius of curvature of an object-side lens surface of a positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system, and

L1R2: a radius of curvature of an image-side lens surface of the positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system.

2 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.75< f 1/ f 3<1.20,

where f1: a focal length of the first lens group, and

f3: a focal length of the third lens group.

3 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.45<(−β),

where β: a lateral magnification of the optical system.

4 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

35.0<β2/β3<350.0,

where β2: a lateral magnification of the second lens group upon focusing on infinity, and

β3: a lateral magnification of the third lens group upon focusing on infinity.

5 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.005<β3/β2<0.035,

where β2: a lateral magnification of the second lens group upon focusing on infinity, and

β3: a lateral magnification of the third lens group upon focusing on infinity.

6 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

{β2+(1/β2)} −2 <0.10,

where β2: a lateral magnification of the second lens group upon focusing on infinity.

7 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

{β+(1/β3)} −2 <0.10,

where β3: a lateral magnification of the third lens group upon focusing on infinity.

8 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.05< Bf/TL< 0.35,

where Bf: a back focus of the optical system upon focusing on infinity, and

TL: an entire length of the optical system upon focusing on infinity.

9 . The optical system according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop,

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.50< L 1 S/SLn< 1.00,

where L1S: a distance on the optical axis from a most object-side lens surface of the optical system to the aperture stop upon focusing on infinity, and

SLn: a distance on the optical axis from the aperture stop to a most image-side lens surface of the optical system upon focusing on infinity.

10 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.70< Mf 2/ Mf 3<1.10,

where Mf2: an absolute value of an amount of movement of the second lens group during focusing from an infinity object to a shortest-distance object, and

Mf3: an absolute value of an amount of movement of the third lens group during focusing from the infinity object to the shortest-distance object.

11 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens group includes a negative lens in which the following conditional expressions are satisfied,

1.80< ndM 3,

ν dM 3<26.00,

θ gFM 3−(0.6415−0.00162×ν dM 3)<0.0120,

where ndM3: a refractive index of the negative lens of the third lens group for d-line,

νdM3: an Abbe number of the negative lens of the third lens group, and

θgFM3: a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens of the third lens group, which is defined by the following expression,

θ gFM 3=( ngM 3− nFM 3)/( nFM 3− nCM 3),

where ngM3 is a refractive index of the negative lens of the third lens group for g-line, nFM3 is a refractive index of the negative lens of the third lens group for F-line, and nCM3 is a refractive index of the negative lens of the third lens group for C-line.

12 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a lens disposed closest to an image in the fourth lens group has a negative refractive power.

13 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, during focusing from an infinity object to a short-distance object, the second lens group moves toward an image on the optical axis, and the third lens group moves toward the object on the optical axis.

14 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, during focusing, a position of the first lens group is fixed with respect to an image surface.

15 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, during focusing, a position of the fourth lens group is fixed with respect to an image surface.

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

17 . A method for manufacturing an optical system comprising: in order from an object on an optical axis, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power,

the method comprising disposing the first to the fourth lens groups in a lens barrel such that, during focusing, the second lens group and the third lens group move on the optical axis and distances between the lens groups adjacent to each other change,

the method further comprising one of features A or B, wherein

the feature A comprises:

satisfying the following conditional expressions,

0.20< DG 4/ TL< 0.40,

0.15< Bf/f< 0.50,

( L 1 R 2+ L 1 R 1)/( L 1 R 2− L 1 R 1)<0.10,

where DG4: a length of the fourth lens group on the optical axis,

TL: an entire length of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

Bf: a back focus of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

f: a focal length of the optical system,

L1R1: a radius of curvature of an object-side lens surface of a positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system, and

L1R2: a radius of curvature of an image-side lens surface of the positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system, and

the feature B comprises:

satisfying the following conditional expressions,

0.20< DG 4/ TL< 0.40,

0.60< L 1S/ SLn< 1.00,

( L 1 R 2+ L 1 R 1)/( L 1 R 2− L 1 R 1)<0.10,

where DG4: a length of the fourth lens group on the optical axis,

TL: an entire length of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

L1S: a distance on the optical axis from a most object-side lens surface of the optical system to the aperture stop upon focusing on infinity,

SLn: a distance on the optical axis from the aperture stop to a most image-side lens surface of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

L1R1: a radius of curvature of an object-side lens surface of a positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system, and

L1R2: a radius of curvature of an image-side lens surface of the positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system.

18 . An optical system comprising: in order from an object on an optical axis, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power,

wherein, during focusing, the second lens group and the third lens group move on the optical axis and distances between the lens groups adjacent to each other change, and

the following conditional expressions are satisfied,

0.20< DG 4/ TL< 0.40,

0.60< L 1S/ SLn< 1.00,

( L 1 R 2+ L 1 R 1)/( L 1 R 2− L 1 R 1)<0.10,

where DG4: a length of the fourth lens group on the optical axis,

TL: an entire length of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

L1S: a distance on the optical axis from a most object-side lens surface of the optical system to the aperture stop upon focusing on infinity,

SLn: a distance on the optical axis from the aperture stop to a most image-side lens surface of the optical system upon focusing on infinity,

L1R1: a radius of curvature of an object-side lens surface of a positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system, and

L1R2: a radius of curvature of an image-side lens surface of the positive lens disposed closest to the object in the optical system.