IP Library Granted Patent US 7,944,625
Granted Patent B2
US 7,944,625 · App. 12/536,307 · Granted May 17, 2011

Optical system and image pickup apparatus having the same

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,944,625
App. No.
12/536,307
Granted
May 17, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system includes a first lens unit, an aperture stop, and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the optical system, the first lens unit includes at least one positive lens made of a material whose Abbe number (νdGP) and relative partial dispersion (θgFGP) satisfy a predetermined condition.

Claims (35)

1. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit;

an aperture stop; and

a second lens unit having a positive refractive power,

wherein the first lens unit includes at least one positive lens made of a material whose Abbe number (νdGP) and relative partial dispersion (θgFGP) satisfy the following conditions:

θ gFGP −(0.6438−0.001682 ×νdGP )>0.005

60<νdGP, and

wherein a back focal length when focusing on an infinitely-distant object point (BF), a focal length of the entire optical system (f), an average refractive index of materials of positive lenses included in the second lens unit (Np), and a distance from a surface of the positive lens of the first lens unit on the image side to the aperture stop on an optical axis (Lp) satisfy following conditions:

1.0 <BF/f< 3.0

1.6<Np

0.01 <Lp/f< 0.80.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens unit includes at least one negative lens made of a material whose Abbe number (νdGN) and relative partial dispersion (θgFGN) satisfy following conditions:

θ gFGN −(0.6438−0.001682 ×νdGN )<0

50 >νdGN, and

wherein a distance from a surface of the negative lens on the image side to the aperture stop on the optical axis (Ln) satisfies the following condition:

0.01 <Ln/f< 0.80.

3. The optical system according to claim 2 , wherein a distance from the aperture stop to a last lens surface of the second lens unit on the optical axis (LR) satisfies the following condition:

0.5 <LR/f< 1.5.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens unit includes at least one negative lens made of a material whose Abbe number (νdGNF) and relative partial dispersion (θgFGNF) satisfy the following condition:

θ gFGNF −(0.6438−0.001682 ×νdGNF )>0, and

wherein a distance from a surface of the at least one negative lens on the image side to the aperture stop on the optical axis (LnF) satisfies the following condition:

0.80 <LnF/f< 2.00.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens unit (f 2 ) satisfies the following condition:

1.0 <f 2 /f< 1.5.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system is configured to form an image on a photoelectric conversion element.

7. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

the optical system according to claim 1 ; and

a photoelectric conversion element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system.

8. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit;

an aperture stop; and

a second lens unit having a positive refractive power,

wherein the first lens unit includes at least one positive lens made of a material whose Abbe number (νdGP) and relative partial dispersion (θgFGP) satisfy the following conditions:

θ gFGP −(0.6438−0.001682 ×νdGP )>0.005

60<νdGP.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2009
From: HATADA, TAKAHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 023576/0160 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-204028 · Aug 7, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100033848A1 · Feb 11, 2010