IP Library Granted Patent US 9,052,495
Granted Patent B2
US 9,052,495 · App. 14/318,776 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Zoom lens and optical apparatus including the same

Inventor: Yoshiaki Ida (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B15/14G02B13/04G02B15/16
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Patent No.
US 9,052,495
App. No.
14/318,776
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a zoom lens in which a variation in aberration with respect to a temperature change is small and excellent optical characteristics can be easily obtained. The zoom lens includes multiple lens units in which a distance between adjacent ones of the multiple lens units changes for zooming. When an average value of a change in refractive index with respect to a temperature change within a temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is ΔNav, at least one lens unit L of the multiple lens units includes multiple optical elements A made of materials satisfying a conditional expression: |ΔNav|>5.0×10 −5 . When an anomalous partial dispersion ratio for a g-line and an F-line is ΔθgF Δθ , at least one optical element A θ of the multiple optical elements A satisfies a conditional expression: |ΔθgF Δθ |>0.0272.

Claims (56)

1. A zoom lens, comprising multiple lens units in which a distance between adjacent ones of the multiple lens units changes for zooming, wherein:

when an average value of a change in refractive index with respect to a temperature change within a temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is ΔNav, at least one lens unit L of the multiple lens units comprises multiple optical elements A made of materials satisfying the following conditional expression:

|Δ N av|>5.0×10 −5 ;

when an anomalous partial dispersion ratio for a g-line and an F-line is ΔθgF Aθ , at least one optical element A θ of the multiple optical elements A satisfies the following conditional expression:

|Δθ gF Aθ |>0.0272; and

when i indicates an order of the at least one optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from a light incident side, an i-th optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is an i-th optical element, j indicates an order of the multiple optical elements A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side, a j-th optical element A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is a j-th optical element, a focal length of the i-th optical element is fi, a focal length of the at least one lens unit L is fL, an average value of a change in a refractive power φpj of a positive lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφpj, and an average value of a change in a refractive power φnj of a negative lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφnj, the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

|1/(Σ(1 /fi )× fL )|<2.2; and

−1.5<Σ(Δφ pj )/Σ(Δφ nj )<−0.66.

2. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein, when an equivalent Abbe number of a material of the positive lens of the j-th optical element is νp and an equivalent Abbe number of a material of the negative lens of the j-th optical element is νn, the following conditional expression is satisfied:

|ν−ν n|< 38.

3. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein, when a refractive index of the materials at a d-line is nd, and an Abbe number of the materials is νd, a material of at least one optical element of the multiple optical elements A and a material of the at least one optical element A θ both satisfy the following conditional expressions:

nd< 6.667×10 −4 νd 2 −5.000×10 −2 νd+ 2.533 (when ν d≦ 35); and

nd< 1.6 (when ν d> 35).

4. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop, wherein:

a first lens unit among the multiple lens units counted from the light incident side to a light emitting side has a negative refractive power; and

the optical element A θ is located on the light incident side of the aperture stop.

5. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop, wherein:

a first lens unit among the multiple lens units counted from the light incident side to a light emitting side has a negative refractive power; and

the optical element A θ is located on the light emitting side of the aperture stop.

6. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop, wherein:

a first lens unit among the multiple lens units counted from the light incident side to a light emitting side has a positive refractive power; and

the optical element A θ is located on the light incident side of the aperture stop.

7. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein:

the multiple lens units comprise a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power in the stated order from the light incident side to a light emitting side;

each of the first lens unit to the fourth lens unit moves for zooming; and

the at least one lens unit L comprises the fourth lens unit.

8. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein:

the multiple lens units comprise a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a seventh lens unit having a negative refractive power in the stated order from the light incident side to a light emitting side;

each of the first lens unit to the seventh lens unit moves for zooming; and

the at least one lens unit L comprises the third lens unit.

9. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein:

the multiple lens units comprise a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power in the stated order from the light incident side to a light emitting side;

each of the second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit moves for zooming; and

the at least one lens unit L comprises the first lens unit.

10. An optical apparatus, comprising:

a zoom lens; and

an image pickup element, which receives light from the zoom lens,

wherein the zoom lens comprises multiple lens units in which a distance between adjacent ones of the multiple lens units changes for zooming, wherein:

when an average value of a change in refractive index with respect to a temperature change within a temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is ΔNav, at least one lens unit L of the multiple lens units comprises multiple optical elements A made of materials satisfying the following conditional expression:

|Δ N av|>5.0×10 −5 ;

when an anomalous partial dispersion ratio for a g-line and an F-line is ΔθgF Aθ , at least one optical element A θ of the multiple optical elements A satisfies the following conditional expression:

|Δθ gF Aθ |>0.0272; and

when i indicates an order of the at least one optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from a light incident side, an i-th optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is an i-th optical element, j indicates an order of the multiple optical elements A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side, a j-th optical element A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is a j-th optical element, a focal length of the i-th optical element is fi, a focal length of the at least one lens unit L is fL, an average value of a change in a refractive power φpj of a positive lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφpj, and an average value of a change in a refractive power φnj of a negative lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφnj, the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

|1/(Σ(1 /fi )× fL )|<2.2; and

−1.5<Σ(Δφ pj )/Σ(Δφ nj )<−0.66.

11. An optical apparatus, comprising:

an image display element; and

a zoom lens, which receives light from the image display element,

wherein the zoom lens comprises multiple lens units in which a distance between adjacent ones of the multiple lens units changes for zooming, wherein:

when an average value of a change in refractive index with respect to a temperature change within a temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is ΔNav, at least one lens unit L of the multiple lens units comprises multiple optical elements A made of materials satisfying the following conditional expression:

|Δ N av|>5.0×10 −5 ;

when an anomalous partial dispersion ratio for a g-line and an F-line is ΔθgF Aθ , at least one optical element A θ of the multiple optical elements A satisfies the following conditional expression:

|Δθ gF Aθ |>0.0272; and

when i indicates an order of the at least one optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from a light incident side, an i-th optical element A θ in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is an i-th optical element, j indicates an order of the multiple optical elements A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side, a j-th optical element A in the at least one lens unit L counted from the light incident side is a j-th optical element, a focal length of the i-th optical element is fi, a focal length of the at least one lens unit L is fL, an average value of a change in a refractive power φpj of a positive lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφpj, and an average value of a change in a refractive power φnj of a negative lens of the j-th optical element with respect to the temperature change within the temperature range of from 0° C. to 40° C. is Δφnj, the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

|1/(Σ(1 /fi )× fL )|<2.2; and

−1.5<Σ(Δφ pj )/Σ(Δφ nj )<−0.66.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2014
From: IDA, YOSHIAKI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 034484/0363 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-144453 · Jul 10, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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