Patent Application
20230278914
The present invention relates to an optical glass, an optical element, an optical system, a cemented lens, an interchangeable camera lens, an objective lens for a microscope, and an optical device.
In recent years, imaging equipment and the like including an image sensor with a large number of pixels have been developed, and an optical glass that has low dispersion and a high partial dispersion ratio has been demanded as an optical glass to be used for such equipment.
A first aspect according to the present invention is an optical glass including: by mass %, 20% to 50% of a content rate of P2O5; 10% to 35% of a content rate of TiO2; 0% to 20% of a content rate of Nb2O5; and 5% to 30% of a content rate of Bi2O3, wherein a ratio of a content rate of TiO2 to a content rate of P2O5 (TiO2/P2O5) is from 0.30 to 0.75.
A second aspect according to the present invention is an optical element using the optical glass described above.
A third aspect according to the present invention is an optical system including the optical element described above.
A fourth aspect according to the present invention is an interchangeable camera lens including the optical system including the optical element described above.
A fifth aspect according to the present invention is an objective lens for a microscope including the optical system including the optical element described above.
A sixth aspect according to the present invention is an optical device including the optical system including the optical element described above.
A seventh aspect according to the present invention is a cemented lens including a first lens element and a second lens element, and at least one of the first lens element and the second lens element is the optical glass described above.
An eighth aspect according to the present invention is an optical system including the cemented lens described above.
A ninth aspect according to the present invention is an objective lens for a microscope including the optical system including the cemented lens described above.
A tenth aspect according to the present invention is an interchangeable camera lens including the optical system including the cemented lens described above.
An eleventh aspect according to the present invention is an optical device including the optical system including the cemented lens described above.
Hereinafter, description is made on an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as the “present embodiment”). The present embodiment described below is an example for describing the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention to the contents described below. The present invention may be modified as appropriate and carried out without departing from the gist thereof.
In the present specification, a content rate of each of all the components is expressed with mass % (mass percentage) with respect to the total weight of glass in terms of an oxide-converted composition unless otherwise stated. Note that, assuming that oxides, complex salt, and the like, which are used as raw materials as glass constituent components in the present embodiment, are all decomposed and turned into oxides at the time of melting, the oxide-converted composition described herein is a composition in which each component contained in the glass is expressed with a total mass of the oxides as 100 mass %.
An expression that a Q content rate is “0% to N %” is an expression including a case where a Q component is not included and a case where a Q component is more than 0% and equal to or less than N %.
An expression that a “Q component is not included” means that the Q component is not substantially included, and that a content rate of the constituent component is an impurity level or less. The impurity level or less means, for example, being less than 0.01%.
An expression of “devitrification resistance stability” means resistance to devitrification of glass. Here, “devitrification” means a phenomenon in which transparency of glass is lost due to crystallization, phase splitting, or the like that occurs when the glass is heated to a glass transition temperature or higher or when the glass is lowered from a molten state to a liquid phase temperature or lower.
An optical glass according to the present embodiment is an optical glass including, by mass %, 20% to 50% of a content rate of P2O5, 10% to 35% of a content rate of TiO2, 0% to 20% of a content rate of Nb2O5, and 5% to 30% of a content rate of Bi2O3, wherein a ratio of a content rate of TiO2 to a content rate of P2O5 (TiO2/P2O5) is from 0.30 to 0.75.
The optical glass according to the present embodiment can have low dispersion (great abbe number) and can have a high partial dispersion ratio. Thus, a light-weighted lens that is advantageous in aberration correction can be achieved.
P2O5 is a component that forms a glass frame, improves devitrification resistance stability, reduces a refractive index, and degrades chemical durability. When the content rate of P2O5 is excessively reduced, devitrification is liable to be caused. When the content rate of P2O5 is excessively increased, a refractive index is liable to be reduced, and chemical durability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of P2O5 is from 20% to 50%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably 25%, more preferably 30%, further preferably 35%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 45%, more preferably 40%, further preferably 38%. When the content rate of P2O5 falls within such a range, devitrification resistance stability can be improved, chemical durability can be satisfactory, and a refractive index can be increased.
TiO2 is a component that increases a refractive index and a partial dispersion ratio and reduces a transmittance. When the content rate of TiO2 is excessively reduced, a refractive index and a partial dispersion ratio are liable to be reduced. When the content rate of TiO2 is excessively increased, a transmittance is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of TiO2 is from 10% to 35%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably 15%, more preferably 17%, further preferably 20%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 30%, more preferably 28%, further preferably 25%. When the content rate of TiO2 falls within such range, a high transmittance can be achieved without reducing a refractive index and a partial dispersion ratio.
Nb2O5 is a component that increases a refractive index, improves dispersion, and reduces a transmittance. When the content rate of Nb2O5 is reduced, a refractive index is liable to be reduced. When the content rate of Nb2O5 is increased, a transmittance is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of Nb2O5 is from 0% to 20%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 10%, more preferably 5%. Further preferably, Nb2O5 is substantially excluded.
Bi2O3 is a component that increases a refractive index and a partial dispersion ratio. When the content rate of Bi2O3 is excessively increased, a transmittance is liable to be degraded, and dispersion is liable to be increased. When the content rate of Bi2O3 is excessively reduced, meltability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of Bi2O3 is from 5% to 30%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably 10%, more preferably 15%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 25%, more preferably 20%. When the content rate of Bi2O3 falls within such range, meltability can be increased, and a dispersion increase can be prevented.
A ratio of the content rate of TiO2 to the content rate of P2O5 (TiO2/P2O5) is preferably from 0.30 to 0.75. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.40. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.70, further preferably 0.60. When TiO2/P2O5 falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased.
The optical glass according to the present embodiment further contains, as optional component(s), one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, Ta2O5, Li2O, Na2O, K2O, ZnO, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, SiO2, B2O3, WO3, ZrO2, Sb2O3, Y2O3, La2O3, and Gd2O3.
Al2O3 is a component that improves chemical durability and reduces a partial dispersion ratio and meltability. When the content rate of Al2O3 is excessively reduced, chemical durability is liable to be degraded. When the content rate of Al2O3 is excessively increased, a partial dispersion ratio is liable to be reduced, and meltability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of Al2O3 is from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 1%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 7%, more preferably 2%, further preferably 1.6%. When the content rate of Al2O3 falls within such range, chemical durability can be increased, and reduction of a partial dispersion ratio can be prevented.
Ta2O5 is a component that increases a refractive index, improves dispersion, and degrade devitrification resistance stability. When the content rate of Ta2O5 is increased, devitrification resistance stability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of Ta2O5 is from 0% to 20%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 10%, more preferably 5%. Further preferably, Ta is substantially excluded. Here, “substantially excluded” means that the component is not contained as a constituent component that affects a property of a glass composition beyond a concentration in which the component is inevitably contained as an impurity. For example, when the content amount is approximately 100 ppm, the component is considered to be substantially excluded. The optical glass according to the present embodiment enables a content rate of Ta2O5 being an expensive raw material to be reduced, and further enables such material to be excluded. Thus, the optical glass according to the present embodiment is also excellent in reduction of raw material cost.
From a viewpoint of meltability, the content rate of Li2O is from 0% to 5%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 4%, more preferably 3%, further preferably 2%.
Na2O is a component that improves meltability and reduces a refractive index. When the content rate of Na2O is excessively reduced, meltability is liable to be degraded. When the content rate of Na2O is excessively increased, a refractive index is liable to be reduced, and chemical durability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of Na2O is from 0% to 25%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 5%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 20%, more preferably 18%, further preferably 15%. When the content rate of Na2O falls within such range, meltability can be increased, and reduction of a refractive index and degradation of chemical durability can be prevented.
K2O is a component that improves meltability and reduces a refractive index. When the content rate of K2O is excessively reduced, meltability is liable to be degraded. When the content rate of K2O is excessively increased, a refractive index is liable to be reduced, and chemical durability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of K2O is from 0% to 25%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 3%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 20%, more preferably 15%, further preferably 10%. When the content rate of K2O falls within such range, meltability can be increased, and reduction of a refractive index and degradation of chemical durability can be prevented.
ZnO is a component that improves devitrification resistance stability and reduces a partial dispersion ratio. When the content rate of ZnO is excessively reduced, devitrification resistance stability is liable to be degraded. When the content rate of ZnO is excessively increased, a partial dispersion ratio is liable to be reduced. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of ZnO is from 0% to 15%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 1%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 12%, more preferably 8%, further preferably 5%. When the content rate of ZnO falls within such range, devitrification resistance stability can be increased, and reduction of a partial dispersion ratio can be prevented.
From a viewpoint of achieving high dispersion, the content rate of MgO is from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 8%, more preferably 5%, further preferably 3%.
From a viewpoint of achieving high dispersion, the content rate of CaO is from 0% to 8%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 5%, more preferably 3%, further preferably 2%.
From a viewpoint of achieving high dispersion, the content rate of SrO is from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 8%, more preferably 5%, further preferably 3%.
BaO is a component that improves a partial dispersion ratio and degrade devitrification resistance stability. When the content rate of BaO is excessively reduced, a partial dispersion ratio is liable to be reduced. When the content rate of BaO is excessively increased, devitrification resistance stability is liable to be degraded. From such a viewpoint, the content rate of BaO is from 0% to 15%. A lower limit of this content rate is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 5%, further preferably 7%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 12%, more preferably 10%, further preferably 8%. When the content rate of BaO falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased, and degradation of devitrification resistance stability can be prevented.
From a viewpoint of meltability, the content rate of SiO2 is from 0% to 5%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 4%, more preferably 2%, further preferably 1%.
From a viewpoint of achieving high dispersion, the content rate of B2O3 is from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 8%, more preferably 5%, further preferably 3%.
From a viewpoint of a transmittance, the content rate of WO3 is from 0% to 25%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 20%, more preferably 18%, further preferably 15%.
From a viewpoint of meltability, the content rate of ZrO2 is from 0% to 5%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 3%, more preferably 2%, further preferably 1.5%.
From a viewpoint of meltability, the content rate of Y2O3 is from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 7%, more preferably 6%, further preferably 5%.
From a viewpoint of meltability, the content rate of La2O3 is from 0% to 8%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 7%, more preferably 6%, further preferably 5%. From a viewpoint of cost, La2O3 is more preferably substantially excluded. Here, “substantially excluded” means that the component is not contained as a constituent component that affects a property of a glass composition beyond a concentration in which the component is inevitably contained as an impurity. For example, when the content amount is approximately 100 ppm, the component is considered to be substantially excluded.
Gd2O3 is an expensive raw material, and hence the content rate thereof is preferably from 0% to 10%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 8%, more preferably 7%, further preferably 5%.
The content rate of Sb2O3 is, from a viewpoint of a defoaming property at the time of melting of glass, from 0% to 1%. A lower limit of this content rate may be more than 0%. An upper limit of this content rate is preferably 0.5%, more preferably 0.2%.
Furthermore, the optical glass according to the present embodiment preferably satisfies the following relationships.
A ratio of the content rate of Al2O3 to the content rate of TiO2 (Al2O3/TiO2) is preferably from 0 to 0.60. A lower limit of this ratio may be more than 0. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.50, further preferably 0.30. When Al2O3/TiO2 falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased.
A ratio of the content rate of B2O3 to the content rate of P2O5 (B2O3/P2O5) is preferably 0 to 0.15. A lower limit of this ratio may be more than 0. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.12, further preferably 0.09. When B2O3/P2O5 falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased.
A ratio of the content rate of TiO2 to the total content rate of P2O5, B2O3, and Al2O3 (TiO2/(P2O5+B2O3+Al2O3)) is preferably from 0.25 to 0.75. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.35, further preferably 0.40. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.70, further preferably 0.60. When TiO2/(P2O5+B2O3+Al2O3) falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased.
A ratio of the content rate of TiO2 to the total content rate of TiO2, Nb2O5, WO3, Bi2O3, and Ta2O5 (TiO2/(TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3+Bi2O3+Ta2O5)) is preferably from 0.20 to 0.90. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.30, further preferably 0.50. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.80, further preferably 0.70. When TiO2/(TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3+Bi2O3+Ta2O5) falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased.
A ratio of the total content rate of BaO and TiO2 to the content rate of P2O5 ((BaO+TiO2)/P2O5) is preferably from 0.30 to 1.00. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.40, further preferably 0.50. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.90, further preferably 0.80. When (BaO+TiO2)/P2O5 falls within such range, a refractive index can be increased.
A ratio of the total content rate of BaO, TiO2, Nb2O5, WO3, Bi2O3, and Ta2O5 to the total content rate of P2O5, B2O3, SiO2, and Al2O3 ((BaO+TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3+Bi2O3+Ta2O5)/(P2O5+B2O3+SiO2+Al2O3)) is preferably from 0.50 to 2.50. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.60, further preferably 0.70. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 2.00, further preferably 1.70. When (BaO+TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3+Bi2O3+Ta2O5)/(P2O5+B2O3+SiO2+Al2O3) falls within such a range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased, and reduction of a refractive index can be prevented.
From a viewpoint of meltability, a refractive index, and chemical durability, the total content rate of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O (ΣA2O; where, A=Li, Na, K) is 5% to 35%. A lower limit of this total content rate is preferably 8%, more preferably 11%, further preferably 13%. An upper limit of this total content rate is preferably 33%, more preferably 30%, further preferably 25%.
From a viewpoint of meltability, a refractive index, and chemical durability, the total content rate of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO (ΣEO; where, E=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn) is 0% to 18%. A lower limit of this total content rate is preferably 3%, more preferably 5%. An upper limit of this total content rate is preferably 15%, more preferably 13%.
A suitable combination of the content rates is the content rate of Li2O: 0% or more and 5% or less, the content rate of Na2O: 0% or more and 25% or less, and the content rate of K2O: 0% or more and 25% or less. With the combination, meltability can be increased, and degradation of chemical durability can be prevented.
Another suitable combination is the content rate of BaO: 0% or more and 15% or less, the content rate of ZnO: 0% or more and 15% or less, the content rate of MgO: 0% or more and 10% or less, the content rate of CaO: 0% or more and 8% or less, and the content rate of SrO: 0% or more and 10% or less. With the combination, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased, and low dispersion can be prevented.
Still another suitable combination is the content rate of SiO2: 0% or more and 5% or less and the content rate of B2O3: 0% or more and 10% or less. With the combination, meltability can be increased, and low dispersion can be prevented.
A ratio of the total content rate of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O (ΣA2O; where, A=Li, Na, K) to the content rate of TiO2 (ΣA2O/TiO2) is preferably from 0.30 to 2.00. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.50, further preferably 0.60. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 1.50, further preferably 1.30. When ΣA2O/TiO2 falls within such range, a partial dispersion ratio can be increased, and reduction of meltability can be prevented.
A ratio of the total content rate of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO (ΣEO; where, E=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn) to the total content rate of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O (ΣA2O; where, A=Li, Na, K) (ΣEO/ΣA2O) is preferably from 0 to 1.50. A lower limit of this ratio is more preferably 0.40, further preferably 0.90. An upper limit of this ratio is more preferably 1.30, further preferably 1.20. When ΣEO/ΣA2O falls within such range, meltability can be increased, and reduction of a refractive index can be prevented.
For the purpose of, for example, performing fine adjustments of fining, coloration, decoloration, and optical constant values, a known component such as a fining agent, a coloring agent, a defoaming agent, and a fluorine compound may be added by an appropriate amount to the glass composition as needed. In addition to the above-mentioned components, other components may be added as long as the effect of the optical glass according to the present embodiment can be exerted.
A method of manufacturing the optical glass according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited, and a publicly known method may be adopted. Further, suitable conditions can be selected for the manufacturing conditions as appropriate. For example, there may be adopted a manufacturing method in which raw materials such as oxides, carbonates, nitrates, and sulfates are blended to obtain a target composition, melted at a temperature of preferably from 1,100 to 1,400 degrees Celsius, uniformed by stirring, subjected to defoaming, then poured in a mold, and molded. A lower limit of the melting temperature described above is more preferably 1200 degrees Celsius. An upper limit of the melting temperature is more preferably 1350 degrees Celsius, further preferably 1300 degrees Celsius. The optical glass thus obtained is processed to have a desired shape by performing re-heat pressing or the like as needed, and is subjected to polishing. With this, a desired optical element is obtained.
A high-purity material with a small content rate of impurities in the raw material is preferably used as the raw material. The high-purity material indicates a material including 99.85 mass % or more of a concerned component. By using the high-purity material, an amount of impurities is reduced, and hence an inner transmittance of the optical glass is likely to be increased.
Next, description is made on physical properties of the optical glass according to the present embodiment.
From a viewpoint of reduction in thickness of the lens, the optical glass according to the present embodiment preferably has a high refractive index (a refractive index (nd) is large). However, in general, as the refractive index (nd) is higher, the transmittance is liable to be reduced. In view of such a circumstance, the refractive index (nd) of the optical glass according to the present embodiment with respect to a d-line preferably falls within a range from 1.61 to 1.90. A lower limit of the refractive index (nd) is more preferably 1.70, further preferably 1.75. An upper limit of the refractive index (nd) is more preferably 1.85, further preferably 1.80.
An abbe number (νd) of the optical glass according to the present embodiment preferably falls within a range from 20 to 32. A lower limit of the abbe number (νd) is more preferably 22. An upper limit of the abbe number (νd) is more preferably 30.
With regard to the optical glass according to the present embodiment, a preferable combination of the refractive index (nd) and the abbe number (νd) is the refractive index (nd) with respect to the d-line falling within a range from 1.61 to 1.90 and the abbe number (νd) falling within a range from 20 to 32. An optical system in which chromatic aberration and other aberrations are satisfactorily corrected can be designed by, for example, combining the optical glass according to the present embodiment having such properties with other optical glasses.
From a viewpoint of aberration correction of the lens, the optical glass according to the present embodiment preferably has a large partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F). In view of such circumstance, the partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) of the optical glass according to the present embodiment is preferably 0.60 or more. A lower limit of the partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) is more preferably 0.62, further preferably 0.64. An upper limit of the partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 0.66.
From a viewpoint of aberration correction of the lens, the optical glass according to the present embodiment preferably has great abnormal dispersibility (ΔPg,F). In view of such circumstance, the value (ΔPg,F) indicating the abnormal dispersibility of the optical glass according to the present embodiment is preferably 0.015 or more. A lower limit of the value (ΔPg,F) indicating the abnormal dispersibility is more preferably 0.02, further preferably 0.03. An upper limit of the value (ΔPg,F) indicating the abnormal dispersibility is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 0.042.
From the above-mentioned viewpoint, the optical glass according to the present embodiment can be suitably used as, for example, an optical element. Such an optical element includes a mirror, a lens, a prism, a filter, and the like. Examples of an optical system in which the optical element described above is used include, for example, an objective lens, a condensing lens, an image forming lens, and an interchangeable camera lens. The optical system can be suitably used for an imaging device, such as a camera with an interchangeable lens and a camera with a non-interchangeable lens, and various optical devices such as a microscope device such as a fluorescence microscope and a multi-photon microscope. The optical device is not limited to the imaging device and the microscope described above, and also includes a telescope, a binocular, a laser range finder, a projector, and the like, which are not limited thereto. An example thereof will be described below.
When a power button (not illustrated) of the imaging device CAM is pressed, a shutter (not illustrated) of the photographing lens WL is opened, light from an object to be imaged (a body) is converged by the photographing lens WL and forms an image on imaging elements arranged on an image surface. An object image formed on the imaging elements is displayed on a liquid crystal monitor M arranged on the back of the imaging device CAM. A photographer decides composition of the object image while viewing the liquid crystal monitor M, then presses down a release button B1 to capture the object image with the imaging elements. The object image is recorded and stored in a memory (not illustrated).
An auxiliary light emitting unit EF that emits auxiliary light in a case that the object is dark and a function button B2 to be used for setting various conditions of the imaging device CAM and the like are arranged on the imaging device CAM.
A higher resolution, low chromatic aberration, and a smaller size are demanded for the optical system to be used in such digital camera or the like. In order to achieve such demands, it is effective to use glass with dispersion characteristics different from each other as the optical system. Particularly, glass that achieves both low dispersion and a higher partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) is highly demanded. From such a viewpoint, the optical glass according to the present embodiment is suitable as a member of such optical equipment. Note that, in addition to the imaging device described above, examples of the optical equipment to which the present embodiment is applicable include a projector and the like. In addition to the lens, examples of the optical element include a prism and the like.
A pulse laser device 201 emits ultrashort pulse light having, for example, a near infrared wavelength (approximately 1,000 nm) and a pulse width of a femtosecond unit (for example, 100 femtoseconds). In general, ultrashort pulse light immediately after being emitted from the pulse laser device 201 is linearly polarized light that is polarized in a predetermined direction.
A pulse division device 202 divides the ultrashort pulse light, increases a repetition frequency of the ultrashort pulse light, and emits the ultrashort pulse light.
A beam adjustment unit 203 has a function of adjusting a beam diameter of the ultrashort pulse light, which enters from the pulse division device 202, to a pupil diameter of the objective lens 206, a function of adjusting convergence and divergence angles of the ultrashort pulse light in order to correct chromatic aberration (a focus difference) on an axis of a wavelength of light emitted from a sample S and the wavelength of the ultrashort pulse light, a pre-chirp function (group velocity dispersion compensation function) providing inverse group velocity dispersion to the ultrashort pulse light in order to correct the pulse width of the ultrashort pulse light, which is increased due to group velocity dispersion at the time of passing through the optical system, and the like.
The ultrashort pulse light emitted from the pulse laser device 201 have a repetition frequency increased by the pulse division device 202, and is subjected to the above-mentioned adjustments by the beam adjustment unit 203. The ultrashort pulse light emitted from the beam adjustment unit 203 is reflected on a dichroic mirror 204 in a direction toward a dichroic mirror, passes through the dichroic mirror 205, is converged by the objective lens 206, and is radiated to the sample S. At this time, an observation surface of the sample S may be scanned with the ultrashort pulse light through use of scanning means (not illustrated).
For example, when the sample S is subjected to fluorescence imaging, a fluorescent pigment by which the sample S is dyed is subjected to multi-photon excitation in an irradiated region with the ultrashort pulse light and the vicinity thereof on the sample S, and fluorescence having a wavelength shorter than a near infrared wavelength of the ultrashort pulse light (hereinafter, also referred to “observation light”) is emitted.
The observation light emitted from the sample S in a direction toward the objective lens 206 is collimated by the objective lens 206, and is reflected on the dichroic mirror 205 or passes through the dichroic mirror 205 depending on the wavelength.
The observation light reflected on the dichroic mirror 205 enters a fluorescence detection unit 207. For example, the fluorescence detection unit 207 is formed of a barrier filter, a photo multiplier tube (PMT), or the like, receives the observation light reflected on the dichroic mirror 205, and outputs an electronic signal depending on an amount of the light. The fluorescence detection unit 207 detects the observation light over the observation surface of the sample S, in conformity with the ultrashort pulse light scanning on the observation surface of the sample S.
Note that, all the observation light emitted from the sample S in a direction toward the objective lens 206 may be detected by the fluorescence detection unit 211 by excluding the dichroic mirror 205 from the optical path.
In that case, the observation light passing through the dichroic mirror 205 is de-scanned by scanning means (not illustrated), passes through the dichroic mirror 204, is converged by the condensing lens 208, passes through a pinhole 209 provided at a position substantially conjugate to a focal position of the objective lens 206, passes through the image forming lens 210, and enters a fluorescence detection unit 211.
For example, the fluorescence detection unit 211 is formed of a barrier filter, a PMT, or the like, receives the observation light forming an image on a light formed by the image forming lens 210 reception surface of the fluorescence detection unit 211, and outputs an electronic signal depending on an amount of the light. The fluorescence detection unit 211 detects the observation light over the observation surface of the sample S, in conformity with the ultrashort pulse light scanning on the observation surface of the sample S.
The observation light emitted from the sample S in a direction opposite to the objective lens 206 is reflected on a dichroic mirror 212, and enters a fluorescence detection unit 213.
The fluorescence detection unit 113 is formed of, for example, a barrier filter, a PMT, or the like, receives the observation light reflected on the dichroic mirror 212, and outputs an electronic signal depending on an amount of the light. The fluorescence detection unit 213 detects the observation light over the observation surface of the sample S, in conformity with the ultrashort pulse light scanning on the observation surface of the sample S.
The electronic signals output from the fluorescence detection units 207, 211, and 213 are input to, for example, a computer (not illustrated). The computer is capable of generating an observation image, displaying the generated observation image, storing data on the observation image, based on the input electronic signals.
The cemented lens according to the present embodiment is effective in view of correction of chromatic aberration, and can be used suitably for the optical element, the optical system, and the optical device that are described above and the like. Furthermore, the optical system including the cemented lens can be used suitably for, especially, an interchangeable camera lens and an optical device. Note that, in the aspect described above, description is made on the cemented lens using the two lens elements. The present invention is however not limited thereto, and a cemented lens using three or more lens elements may be used.
When the cemented lens uses three or more lens elements, it is only required that at least one of the three or more lens elements be formed by using the optical glass according to the present embodiment.
Next, description is made on Examples in the present invention and Comparative Examples. Note that, the present invention is not limited thereto.
The optical glasses in each example and each comparative example were produced by the following procedures. First, glass raw materials selected from oxides, hydroxides, phosphate compounds (phosphates, orthophosphoric acids, and the like), carbonates, nitrates, and the like were weighed so as to obtain the compositions (mass %) illustrated in each table. Next, the weighed raw materials were mixed and put in a platinum crucible, melted at a temperature of from 1,100 to 1,350 degrees Celsius, and uniformed by stirring. After defoaming, the resultant was lowered to an appropriate temperature, poured in a mold, annealed, and molded. In this manner, each sample was obtained.
Refractive Index (nd) and Abbe Number (νd)
The refractive index (nd) and the abbe number (νd) in each of the samples were measured and calculated through use of a refractive index measuring instrument (KPR-2000 manufactured by Shimadzu Device Corporation). nd indicates a refractive index of the glass with respect to light of 587.562 nm. νd was obtained based on Expression (1) given below. nC and nF indicates refractive indexes of the glass with respect to light having a wavelength of 656.273 nm and light having a wavelength of 486.133 nm, respectively.
μd=(nd(nF−nC) (1)
The partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) in each of the samples indicates a ratio of partial dispersion (ng−nF) to main dispersion (nF− nC), and was obtained based on Expression (2) given below. ng indicates a refractive index of the glass with respect to light having a wavelength of 435.835 nm. A value of the partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) was truncated to the third decimal place.
P
g,F=(ng−nF)/(nF−nC) (2)
Abnormal Dispersibility (ΔPg,F) The abnormal dispersibility (ΔPg,F) of each sample indicates a deviation from a partial dispersion ratio standard line with reference to two types of glass of F2 and K7 as glass having normal dispersion. In other words, on coordinates with a partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) as a vertical axis and an abbe number νd as a horizontal axis, a difference in ordinate between a straight line connecting two types of glass and a value of glass to be compared is a deviation of the partial dispersion ratio, i.e., abnormal dispersibility (ΔPg,F). In the coordinate system described above, when a value of the partial dispersion ratio is located above the straight line connecting the types of glass as a reference, glass indicates positive abnormal dispersibility (+ΔPg,F), and when the value is located below the straight line, glass indicates negative abnormal dispersibility (−ΔPg,F). Note that, the abbe number νd and the partial dispersion ratio (Pg,F) of F2 and K7 are as follows.
ΔPg,F=Pg,F−(−0.0016777×νd+0.6443513) (3)
Tables 1 to 11 illustrate a composition of components by mass % in terms of an oxide and evaluation results of physical properties for optical glass of Examples and Comparative Examples. “ΣA2O” in Expressions indicates a total content rate of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O (A=Li, Na, K). “ΣEO” in Expressions indicates a total content rate of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO (E=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn). In the first to third comparative examples, the optical glass could not be obtained, and thus physical properties were “unmeasurable”.
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From above, it was confirmed that the optical glasses in Examples were highly dispersive and had a high partial dispersion ratio. Further, it was confirmed that the optical glasses in Examples were excellent in transparency with suppressed coloration.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/JP2020/042233 | Nov 2020 | US |
| Child | 18196280 | US |
