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US4927250A
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Optical system for compensating chromatic abherration of image
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-16
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Granted: 1990-05-22
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Expires: 2008-08-16
Abstract
Abstract An optical system comprises an image deflector having a variable refraction angle for forcibly moving an object image formed by an objective lens onto an image plane, and an aberration suppressor linked to the image deflector for suppressing a chromatic aberration developed in the object image due to the light refraction by the image deflector.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeyuki Suda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:42
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B27/00; G02B27/0025; G02B27/64; G02B27/646
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An optical system including an objective lens having an optical axis, comprising: image deflection means for moving an object image formed by the objective lens on an image plane by changing a refractive angle; and aberration suppression means, separate from said image deflecting means, for controlling and suppressing an aberration generated by said image deflection means, said aberration suppression means moving in relation to the refractive angle of said deflection means but independently from said deflection means, wherein a magnification chromatic aberration of the light forming the object image by a wavelength longer than a reference wavelength and a magnification chromatic aberration by a shorter wavelength occur in opposite polarities with respect to the reference wavelength.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An optical system including an objective lens having an optical axis, comprising: image deflection means for moving an object image formed by the objective lens on an image plane by changing a refractive angle; and aberration suppression means, separate from said image deflecting means, for controlling and suppressing an aberration generated by said image deflection means, said aberration suppression means moving in relation to the refractive angle of said deflection means but independently from said deflection means, wherein a magnification chromatic aberration of the light forming the object image by a wavelength longer than a reference wavelength and a magnification chromatic aberration by a shorter wavelength occur in opposite polarities with respect to the reference wavelength.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical system according to claim 1 wherein said aberration suppression means is moved by a distance corresponding to the refraction angle set by said image deflector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An optical system, according to claim 2, wherein said aberration suppression means is moved substantially normal to the optical axis of said objective lens and has at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An optical system according to claim 3 wherein an Abbe number Vd1 of said positive lens, an Abbe number Vd2 of said negative lens and a composite power φ of said lens unit at the reference wavelength meet relationships of φ≅0 and |Vd1-Vd2|≳15
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An optical system according to claim I wherein the movement of the object image on the image plane by said deflector is effected in synchronism with a vibration of said optical system by an external force.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical system according to claim 1, said image deflection means being arranged at an object side of said objective lens.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical system according to claim 1, said aberration suppression means being arranged at an image plane side of said objective lens.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
86 words
An optical system for stabilizing an image formed by an objective lens by an image deflector of a variable angle, comprising: an optical unit being arranged at an image plane side of said objective lens and comprising a plurality of optical elements having different dispersions for suppressing an aberration of the image due to the refraction by said deflector, said optical unit being displaced substantially in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the objective lens in accordance with the refraction angle of said deflector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
An optical system for stabilizing an image formed by an objective lens by an image deflector of a variable angle, comprising: an optical unit being arranged at an image plane side of said objective lens and comprising a plurality of optical elements having different dispersions for suppressing an aberration of the image due to the refraction by said deflector, said optical unit being displaced substantially in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the objective lens in accordance with the refraction angle of said deflector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical system according to claim 8 wherein one of said optical elements is a positive lens and another of said optical lens is a negative lens.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An optical system according to claim 9 wherein said positive lens is a plane-convex lens and said negative lens is a plane-concave lens, and both lenses are joined together.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical system according to claim 8, said image deflector being arranged at an object side of said objective lens.
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