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Granted Patent B2
US 12,405,462 · App. 18/305,433 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Optical system and image pickup apparatus

Inventor: Akira Mizuma (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B27/0062G02B15/15
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Patent No.
US 12,405,462
App. No.
18/305,433
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system includes an optical element having negative refractive power and disposed on at least one of an object side and an image side of an intersection of an optical axis and a pupil paraxial ray. The optical element is made of a glass material and satisfies a predetermined condition.

Claims (50)

1. An optical system comprising an optical element having negative refractive power and disposed on at least one of an object side and an image side of an intersection of an optical axis and a pupil paraxial ray,

wherein the optical element is made of a glass material, and

wherein the following inequalities are satisfied:

1.70< Nd< 1.85

28.0<ν d< 39.0

−0.0100<θ gF −(0.64168−0.00162×ν d )<−0.0040,

where Nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line, νd is an Abbe number of the optical element based on the d-line, and θgF is anomalous partial dispersion of the optical element for g-line and F-line.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−6.00< fA/f<− 0.20

where f is a focal length of the optical system and fA is a focal length of the optical element.

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

−2.0<( rna+rnb )/( rna−rnb )<2.0

where rna is a radius of curvature of a lens surface on the object side of the optical element, and rnb is a radius of curvature of a lens surface on the image side of the optical element.

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

wherein the following inequalities are satisfied:

0.00<| ra/rb|< 1.00

0.15<| ra|/f< 3.00

where ra is a radius of curvature of one of lens surfaces of the optical element closer to the aperture stop, and rb is a radius of curvature of the other lens surface of the optical element farther from the aperture stop.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

1.55< nN< 1.75

where nN is an average refractive index of all negative lenses in the optical system.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

1.00< nP/nN< 1.20

where nP is an average refractive index of all positive lenses in the optical system.

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

wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.1< fF/fR< 5.5

where fF is a focal length of a lens unit disposed on the object side of the aperture stop in the optical system, and fR is a focal length of a lens unit disposed on the image side of the aperture stop in the optical system.

8. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

1.5< d< 4.0

where d is a specific gravity of the optical element.

9. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a plurality of lens units that consist of a first lens unit and a second lens unit arranged in this order from the object side to the image side,

wherein during focusing, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changes, and

wherein the second lens unit includes the optical element.

10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a plurality of lens units that consist of a first lens unit and a second lens unit arranged in this order from the object side to the image side,

wherein during focusing, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changes, and

wherein the first lens unit includes the optical element.

11. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a plurality of lens units that consist of a first lens unit, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit arranged in this order from the object side to the image side,

wherein during focusing, a distance between adjacent lens units changes, and

wherein the first lens unit includes the optical element.

12. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an optical system; and

an image sensor configured to receive an image formed by the optical system,

wherein the optical system includes an optical element having negative refractive power and disposed on at least one of an object side and an image side of an intersection of an optical axis and a pupil paraxial ray,

wherein the optical element is made of a glass material, and

wherein the following inequalities are satisfied:

1.70< Nd< 1.85

28.0<ν d< 39.0

−0.0100<θ gF −(0.64168−0.00162×ν d )<−0.0040.

where Nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line, νd is an Abbe number of the optical element based on the d-line, and θgF is anomalous partial dispersion of the optical element for g-line and F-line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: MIZUMA, AKIRA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063901/0447 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-073886 · Apr 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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