IP Library Granted Patent US 8,373,933
Granted Patent B2
US 8,373,933 · App. 12/647,099 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Optical system and optical apparatus including optical system

Inventor: Kaoru Eguchi (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,373,933
App. No.
12/647,099
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an imaging optical system in which chromatic aberrations are excellently corrected across the entire screen to realize high optical performance, and an optical apparatus including the imaging optical system. In an imaging optical system of which a back focus is longer than a focal length, a lens unit located in a reduction-conjugate side of an aperture stop includes at least one positive lens. A partial dispersion ratio and an Abbe number of the positive lens are set such that a refractive index, a position, and a power satisfy a suitable relationship.

Claims (73)

1. An optical system comprising, in order from a magnifying-conjugate side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear group having one of a positive refractive power and a negative refractive power and including at least one lens unit, wherein each interval between lens units including the first lens unit and the at least one lens unit of the rear group is changed during zooming, the optical system further comprising:

an aperture stop; and

a first positive lens provided in the reduction-conjugate side of the aperture stop,

wherein the first lens unit is provided in the most magnifying-conjugate side,

wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

0.802≦θ gFz −(1 .000×10 −4 ×V dz 2 −9.10×10 −3 ×v dz )<0.86,

10<v dz <30, and

0.5 <f Gz |√{square root over ( f W ×f T )}<1.9

where f Gz indicates a focal length of the first positive lens, f W indicates a focal length of the entire optical system at a wide angle end, f T indicates a focal length of the entire optical system at a telephoto end, N gz , N Fz , N dz , and N Cz indicate refractive indices of the first positive lens with respect to a g-line, an F-line, a d-line, and a C-line, respectively, and θ gFz and v dz indicate a partial dispersion ratio and an Abbe number of the first positive lens, respectively, and

where v dz and θ gFz are expressed as follows:

v dz =( N dz −1)/( N Fz −N Cz ),

θ gFz =( N gz −N Fz )/( N Fz −N cz ), and

wherein the optical system includes a first negative lens which has a minimum Abbe number with respect to the d-line among negative lenses located in the reduction-conjugate side of the aperture stop; and

the first negative lens satisfies the following condition:

0

<

v

Nz

min

×

f

Nz

f

W

×

f

T

<

25

where v Nzmin indicates the Abbe number of the first negative lens and f Nz indicates a focal length of the first negative lens.

2. An optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first positive lens satisfies 1.7<N dz <2.2.

3. An optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a second positive lens which has a maximum Abbe number with respect to the d-line among positive lenses located in the reduction-conjugate side of the aperture stop except the first positive lens; and

the second positive lens satisfies the following condition:

65<v pzmax <98

where v pzmax indicates the Abbe number of the second positive lens.

4. An optical apparatus including an optical system, the optical system comprising, in order from a magnifying-conjugate side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear group having one of a positive refractive power and a negative refractive power and including at least one lens unit, wherein each interval between lens units including the first lens unit and the at least one lens unit of the rear group is changed during zooming, the optical system further comprising:

an aperture stop; and

a first positive lens provided in the reduction-conjugate side of the aperture stop,

wherein the first lens unit is provided in the most magnifying-conjugate side,

wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

0.802≦θ gFz −(1 .000×10 −4 ×V dz 2 −9.10×10 −3 ×v dz )<0.86,

10<v dz <30, and

0.5 <f Gz |√{square root over ( f W ×f T )}<1.9

where f Gz indicates a focal length of the first positive lens, f W indicates a focal length of the entire optical system at a wide angle end, f T indicates a focal length of the entire optical system at a telephoto end, N gz , N Fz , N dz , and N Cz indicate refractive indices of the first positive lens with respect to a g-line, an F-line, a d-line, and a C-line, respectively, and θ gFz and V dz indicate a partial dispersion ratio and an Abbe number of the first positive lens, respectively, and

where v dz and θ gFz are expressed as follows:

v dz =( N dz −1)/( N Fz −N Cz ),

θ gFz =( N gz −N Fz )/( N Fz −N cz ), and

wherein the optical system includes a first negative lens which has a minimum Abbe number with respect to the d-line among negative lenses located in the reduction-conjugate side of the aperture stop; and

the first negative lens satisfies the following condition:

0

<

v

Nz

min

×

f

Nz

f

W

×

f

T

<

25

where v Nzmin indicates the Abbe number of the first negative lens and f Nz indicates a focal length of the first negative lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2010
From: EGUCHI, KAORU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 024133/0805 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-333870 · Dec 26, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100165476A1 · Jul 1, 2010