Image capturing lens
The present exemplary embodiment relates to an imaging lens system according to the present exemplary embodiment comprises: a first lens group comprising at least one solid lens; a second lens group spaced apart from the first lens group and comprising at least one solid lens; and a variable focal lens disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group, wherein the following Conditional Expression is satisfied: 1< THlg 1/ THlg 2<2. [Conditional Expression]
1. An imaging lens system comprising:
a first lens group comprising at least one solid lens;
a second lens group spaced apart from the first lens group and comprising at least one solid lens; and
a variable focal lens disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group,
wherein the first lens group comprises at least two lenses,
wherein a stop is located between a pair of lenses of the at least two lenses,
wherein the at least two lenses of the first lens group comprises a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens disposed between the first lens and the variable focal lens, and a third lens disposed between the second lens and variable focal lens,
wherein the second lens has a negative refractive power,
wherein a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the first lens is positive,
wherein a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the first lens is negative,
wherein a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the second lens is positive,
wherein a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the second lens is positive,
wherein a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the third lens is positive,
wherein a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the third lens is negative, and
wherein an Abbe number of the first lens is greater than an Abbe number of the second lens and is smaller than an Abbe number of the third lens.
2. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the number of solid lenses of the first lens group is greater than the number of solid lenses of the second lens group.
3. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein a lens closest to an object side in the first lens group has a positive refractive power, and
wherein a lens closest to an image side in the second lens group has a negative refractive power.
4. The imaging lens system of claim 1 ,
wherein the second lens group comprises a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power.
5. The imaging lens system of claim 4 , wherein the third lens has a positive refractive power,
wherein the following Conditional Expression 1 is satisfied:
1 <THlg 1 /THlg 2<2 [Conditional Expression 1]
where THlg1 in Conditional Expression 1 refers to a thickness of the first lens group on an optical axis, THlg2 refers to a thickness of the second lens group on the optical axis, and
wherein the following Conditional Expression 2 is satisfied:
| L 2 R 2|<| L 2 R 1| [Conditional Expression 2]
where, in Conditional Expression 2, L2R2 refers to a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the second lens, and L2R1 refers to a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the second lens.
6. The imaging lens system of claim 4 , wherein the following Conditional Expression 3 is satisfied:
G 2 >G 1 [Conditional Expression 3]
where, in Conditional Expression 3, G1 refers to a refractive index of a material of the first lens, and G2 refers to a refractive index of a material of the second lens.
7. The imaging lens system of claim 4 , wherein, on an optical axis, a distance between the third lens and the variable focal lens is shorter than a distance between the fifth lens and the variable focal lens.
8. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression 4 is satisfied:
0.1 <THlg 1 /TTL< 0.5 [Conditional Expression 4]
where, in Conditional Expression 4, THlg1 refers to the thickness of the first lens group on an optical axis, and TTL refers to a distance from an object side surface of the first lens group to an imaging surface on the optical axis.
9. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression 6 is satisfied:
0 <Fg 1 /|Fg 2|<0.5 [Conditional Expression 6]
where, in Conditional Expression 6, Fg1 refers to a focal length of the first lens group and Fg2 refers to a focal length of the second lens group.
10. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises a sixth lens having a negative refractive power,
wherein a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the sixth lens is positive, and
wherein a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the sixth lens is positive.
11. The imaging lens system of claim 10 , wherein the second lens group comprises a fifth lens disposed between the sixth lens and the variable focal lens,
wherein the fifth lens has a positive refractive power,
wherein a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the fifth lens is negative, and
wherein a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the fifth lens is negative.
12. The imaging lens system of claim 11 , wherein an absolute value of the radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fifth lens is greater than an absolute value of the radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fifth lens.
13. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the variable focal lens comprises first and second liquids contacted with each other,
wherein the first liquid is a nonconductive liquid, and
wherein the second liquid is a conductive liquid.
14. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the variable focal lens has a variable refractive power which is in the range of 1.40 diopters to 19.23 diopters.
15. A camera module comprising:
an image sensor;
the imaging lens system of claim 1 ; and
a filter disposed between the image sensor and the imaging lens.
16. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression 7 is satisfied:
0.1 <d 1 /TTL< 0.4 [Conditional Expression 7]
where, in Conditional Expression 7, d1 is a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group on an optical axis, and TTL refers to a distance from an object side surface of the first lens group to an imaging surface on the optical axis.
17. The imaging lens system of claim 16 , wherein an absolute value of the radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens is smaller than an absolute value of the radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens.
18. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group has only two lenses.