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Granted Patent B2
US 9,915,803 · App. 14/426,755 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Optical system, optical apparatus, and method for manufacturing the optical system

Inventor: Atsushi Suzuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Nikon Corporation
G02B9/12G02B9/64G02B13/002G02B13/005G02B13/04G02B13/18G02B15/177Y10T29/49826
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,915,803
App. No.
14/426,755
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention has, in order from an object: a first lens (L 1 ) having negative refractive power; a second lens (L 2 ), which is a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the object; an aperture stop (S); and a third lens (L 3 ) having a convex surface facing the object, and satisfies the following conditional expression (1): 6.6<| f 12 /f|   (1) where f12 denotes a composite focal length of the first lens (L 1 ) and the second lens (L 2 ), and f denotes a focal length of the optical system (WL).

Claims (43)

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

a first lens having negative refractive power;

a second lens, being a positive single meniscus lens and having a convex surface facing the object;

an aperture stop; and

a third lens having a convex surface facing the object, the following conditional expression being satisfied:

6.6<| f 12/ f|

where

f12 denotes a composite focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f denotes a focal length of the optical system, and the following conditional expression being satisfied:

0.75<{(− f 1)/ d}/f< 1.20

where

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, and

d denotes a distance on an optical axis from an object side surface of the first lens to an image side surface of a lens located closest to the image.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens is a negative meniscus lens having a concave surface facing the image.

3. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens has positive refractive power.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the image side surface of the lens located closest to the image is aspherical.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens and the third lens are all spherical lenses.

6. An optical apparatus, which includes the optical system according to claim 1 .

7. A method for manufacturing an optical system, including, in order from an object, a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens, being a positive single meniscus lens and having a convex surface facing the object, an aperture stop, and a third lens having a convex surface facing the object,

the method including: assembling each lens in a lens barrel so as to satisfy the following expression:

6.6<| f 12/ f|

where

f12 denotes a composite focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f denotes a focal length of the optical system, and so as to satisfy the following expression:

0.75<{(− f 1)/ d}f< 1.20

where

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, and

d denotes a distance on an optical axis from an object side surface of the first lens to an image side surface of a lens located closest to the image.

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

a first lens having negative refractive power;

a second lens, being a positive single meniscus lens and having a convex surface facing the object;

an aperture stop; and

a third lens having positive refractive power and having a convex surface facing the object, the following conditional expression being satisfied:

6.6<| f 12/ f|

where

f12 denotes a composite focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f denotes a focal length of the optical system.

9. A method for manufacturing an optical system, including, in order from an object, a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens, being a positive single meniscus lens and having a convex surface facing the object, an aperture stop, and a third lens having positive refractive power and having a convex surface facing the object,

the method including: assembling each lens in a lens barrel so as to satisfy the following expression:

6.6<| f 12/ f|

where

f12 denotes a composite focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f denotes a focal length of the optical system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2015
From: SUZUKI, ATSUSHI; KOIDA, KEIGO
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035109/0731 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-029580 · Feb 19, 2013 · national
JP 2013-029581 · Feb 19, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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