IP Library Granted Patent US 9,651,722
Granted Patent B2
US 9,651,722 · App. 15/014,626 · Granted May 16, 2017

Optical system and optical apparatus

Inventors: Satoshi Ito (Utsunomiya, JP); Hironobu Koga (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B5/20G03B9/02G03B11/00G03B17/14
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Patent No.
US 9,651,722
App. No.
15/014,626
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system includes a plurality of lenses, a diaphragm configured to adjust a light amount, and an optical element having a transmittance distribution. A transmittance of the optical element satisfies predetermined conditions. In addition, another predetermined condition is satisfied when the diaphragm is fully opened.

Claims (34)

1. An optical system comprising:

a plurality of lenses;

a diaphragm configured to adjust a light amount; and

an optical element having a transmittance distribution,

wherein a transmittance of the optical element decreases as a distance increases from an optical axis of the optical element in a radial direction in a range of r 1 <r, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied in a range of

0.9≦ T ( r )/ T 0 ; and

0.5≦ r 1 /r a ,

where r is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis, r 1 is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis to a position at which the transmittance of the optical element has a value of 90% of a maximum value, T(r) is the transmittance at a position having the distance r, T 0 is the maximum value of the transmittance, and r a is an effective diameter of the optical element, and

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

(OP2+OP3)/2 r a ≦r 2 /r a ≦OP1/ r a

where the diaphragm is fully opened, r 2 is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis to a position at which the transmittance of the optical element has a value of 50% of the maximum value, P 1 is an end point in an incident area of a most off-axis light flux in the optical element, P 2 is a top end of the incident area, P 3 is a bottom end of the incident area, and OPi is a distance between the optical axis and a point corresponding to Pi (i=1, 2, 3) projected onto a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein in focusing on infinity, the following conditional expression is satisfied:

10 mm≦ f/F no≦70 mm

where f is a focal length of the optical system, and Fno is an open aperture value.

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

9°≦ω≦45°  (5)

where ω is half an angle of view of the optical system.

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

{( T max− T min)/ T max}×100(%)≦20(%)

where Tmax is the maximum value of the transmittance and Tmin is a minimum value of the transmittance in a wavelength range from 430 nm to 700 nm.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical element is disposed near the diaphragm.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein two optical elements are disposed before and after the diaphragm.

7. An optical apparatus comprising an optical system,

wherein the optical system includes:

a plurality of lenses;

a diaphragm configured to adjust a light amount; and

an optical element having a transmittance distribution,

wherein a transmittance of the optical element decreases as a distance increases from an optical axis of the optical element in a radial direction in a range of r 1 <r, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied in a range of

0.9≦ T ( r )/ T 0 ; and

0.5≦ r 1 /r a ,

where r is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis, r 1 is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis to a position at which the transmittance of the optical element has a value of 90% of a maximum value, T(r) is the transmittance at a position having the distance r, T 0 is the maximum value of the transmittance, and r a is an effective diameter of the optical element, and

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

(OP2+OP3)/2 r a ≦r 2 /r a ≦OP1/ r a

where the diaphragm is fully opened, r 2 is a distance in the radial direction from the optical axis to a position at which the transmittance of the optical element has a value of 50% of the maximum value, P 1 is an end point in an incident area of a most off-axis light flux in the optical element, P 2 is a top end of the incident area, P 3 is a bottom end of the incident area, and OPi is a distance between the optical axis and a point corresponding to Pi (i=1, 2, 3) projected onto a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2026
From: CELL IDX, INC.
To: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NEWCASTLE LTD.
Reel/Frame 073410/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2016
From: ITO, SATOSHI; KOGA, HIRONOBU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 038555/0054 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-021965 · Feb 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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