Optical lens system

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 11899188
  • Patent Number
    11,899,188
  • Date Filed
    Monday, August 8, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 13, 2024
    10 months ago
Abstract
An optical lens system includes, in order from a magnified side to a minified side, a first lens group of positive refractive power and a second lens group of positive refractive power. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens, and the second lens group includes a third lens and a fourth lens. One of the third lens and the fourth lens includes one aspheric surface, and each of the lenses in the optical lens system is a singlet lens. The optical lens satisfies a condition of TE(λ=400)>94%, where TE(λ=400) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 400 nm.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a. Field of the Invention

The invention relates generally to an optical lens system, and more particularly to an optical lens system adapted to transmit short wavelength light for imaging purpose.


b. Description of the Related Art

Generally, an optical lens system that uses short wavelength light as a light source is favorable for forming an image of fine patterns, since the size of the smallest spot image that can be resolved is in proportion to the wavelength. However, the optical lens system using short wavelength light is difficult to achieve a high light transmittance and may cause considerable chromatic aberrations that increase as the wavelength decreases. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a high-performance optical lens system that has an improved light transmittance and is favorable for correcting chromatic aberrations.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an optical lens system for imaging includes, in order from a magnified side to a minified side, a first lens group of positive refractive power and a second lens group of positive refractive power. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens, and the second lens group includes a third lens and a fourth lens. One of the third lens and the fourth lens includes one aspheric surface, and each of the lenses in the optical lens system is a singlet lens. During focusing, the first lens group remains stationary and the second lens group is movable in a direction of an optical axis. The optical lens satisfies a condition of TE(λ=400)>94%, where TE(λ=400) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 400 nm.


Other objectives, features and advantages of the invention will be further understood from the further technological features disclosed by the embodiments of the invention wherein there are shown and described preferred embodiments of this invention, simply by way of illustration of modes best suited to carry out the invention.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to an embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 3A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 3B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 6A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 6B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 8, 9A and 9B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 8 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 9A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 9B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 11, 12A and 12B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 10. FIG. 11 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 12A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 12B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 13 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 14, 15A and 15B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 13. FIG. 14 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 15A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 15B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 17, 18A and 18B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 16. FIG. 17 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 18A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 18B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 19 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 20, 21A and 21B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 19. FIG. 20 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 21A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 21B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 22 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 23, 24A and 24B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 22. FIG. 23 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 24A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 24B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 25 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 26, 27A and 27B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 25. FIG. 26 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 27A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 27B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 28 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 29, 30A and 30B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 28. FIG. 29 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 30A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 30B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 31 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 32, 33A and 33B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 31. FIG. 32 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 33A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 33B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 34 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 35, 36A and 36B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 34. FIG. 35 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 36A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 36B illustrates percentage distortion curves.



FIG. 37 shows a schematic diagram illustrating an optical lens system according to another embodiment of the invention.



FIGS. 38, 39A and 39B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 37. FIG. 38 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 39A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 39B illustrates percentage distortion curves.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. On the other hand, the drawings are only schematic and the sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless limited otherwise, the terms “connected,” “coupled,” and “mounted” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect connections, couplings, and mountings. Similarly, the terms “facing,” “faces” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect facing, and “adjacent to” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass directly and indirectly “adjacent to”. Therefore, the description of “A” component facing “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component directly faces “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Also, the description of “A” component “adjacent to” “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component is directly “adjacent to” “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.


An optical lens system according to an embodiment of the invention may include a first lens group 20 of positive refractive power and a second lens group 30 of positive refractive power. The second lens group 30 may include at least one aspherical lens surface for correcting different kinds of optical aberrations such as spherical aberration, coma, astigmatism, field curvature, and image distortion. Besides, the second lens group 30 may include at least one cemented lens to balance chromatic aberration. A spatial light modulator 16, for example, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), selectively reflects illumination light to produce image light, and the image light may pass through a cover plate 18, a deflection prism 22, the second lens group 30, and the first lens group 20 in succession, and then the image light is projected onto an object (not shown).


In one embodiment, each of the lenses in the optical lens system may be made of glass. When the lens is made of glass, the distribution of the refractive power of the optical lens system may be more flexible to design, and the glass material is not sensitive to temperature variations to ensure competent resolution of the optical lens system under different ambient temperatures. Further, because the second lens group 30 may include at least one aspherical lens surface, more controllable variables are obtained, and the aberration is reduced, as well as the number of required lenses can be minified on constructing an optical lens system to reduce the total track length.


In one embodiment, the optical lens system may use short wavelength light such as blue light or ultraviolet as a light source. The optical lens system according to one embodiment may satisfy the following condition:


T(λ=400)>95%; and


TE(λ=400)>94%, where T(λ=400) denotes a transmittance of a lens material forming each of the lenses in the optical lens system, with the transmittance of the lens material being measured at a wavelength of 400 nm and a thickness of 10 mm, and TE(λ=400) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 400 nm.


Further, the optical lens system according to one embodiment may satisfy the following condition:


T(λ=350)>90%; and


TE(λ=350)>80%, where T(λ=350) denotes a transmittance of a lens material forming each of the lenses in the optical lens system, with the transmittance of the lens material being measured at a wavelength of 350 nm and a thickness of 10 mm, and TE(λ=350) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 350 nm.


In one embodiment, the optical lens system may satisfy the following condition:


C/N≥0.7, where N denotes a total number of the lenses in the optical lens system, and C denotes a number of the lenses having an Abbe number of larger than 40 in the optical lens system.


According to the above embodiments, the optical lens system is featured with good correction ability, high light transmittance and improved image quality.


A first design example of an optical lens system 10a is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the first lens group 20 includes two lenses L1 and L2 arranged in order, along an optical axis 12, from a magnified side (on the left of FIG. 1) to a minified side (on the right of FIG. 1). The second lens group 30 includes seven lenses L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8 and L9 arranged in order, along the optical axis 12, from the magnified side to the minified side. The refractive powers of the lens L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8 and L9 are negative, positive, positive, positive, positive, negative, negative, positive and positive, respectively. The lens L9 of the second lens group 30 may have at least one aspheric surface. The lens L5 and lens L6 are integrated as one piece to form a cemented lens. An aperture stop 14 is located between the lens L3 and the lens L4. The lens L1 has a convex magnified-side surface S1 and a concave minified-side surface S2, the lens L2 has a convex magnified-side surface S3 and a convex minified-side surface S4, the lens L3 has a convex magnified-side surface S5 and a convex minified-side surface S6, the lens L4 has a convex magnified-side surface S8 and a concave minified-side surface S9, the lens L5 has a convex magnified-side surface S10, the lens L6 has a concave magnified-side surface S11 and a concave minified-side surface S12, the lens L7 has a concave magnified-side surface S13 and a concave minified-side surface S14, the lens L8 has a concave magnified-side surface S15 and a convex minified-side surface S16, and the lens L9 has a convex magnified-side surface S17 and a convex minified-side surface S18.


According to the optical lens system of the present disclosure, each of a magnified-side and a minified-side surface of a lens has a paraxial region and a peripheral region. The paraxial region refers to the region of the surface where light rays travel close to an optical axis and the peripheral region refers to the region of the surface where light rays travel away from the optical axis. Particularly, when a lens has a convex surface, it may indicate that the surface is convex at the paraxial region; and when the lens has a concave surface, it may indicate that the surface is concave at the paraxial region.


The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 1 below.









TABLE 1







Applied to a wavelength of 405 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 20.7095 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 74.2252 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 32.2465 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
444.281
3.80
1.55
45.80
L1(−)
convex


S2
17.495
19.90



concave


S3
37.652
3.62
1.74
52.60
L2(+)
convex


S4
−104.735
6.27



convex


S5
68.171
2.32
1.74
52.60
L3(+)
convex


S6
−94.965
0.00



convex


S7(stop)
INF
4.94






S8
31.467
2.03
1.50
81.60
L4(+)
convex


S9
102.715
0.56



concave


S10
24.415
4.14
1.50
81.60
L5(+)
convex


S11
−44.318
0.80
1.63
35.70
L6(−)
concave


S12
15.460
3.48



concave


S13
−10.904
0.80
1.63
35.70
L7(−)
concave


S14
79.930
1.46



concave


S15
−29.862
4.98
1.74
52.60
L8(+)
concave


S16
−14.871
0.10



convex


S17
25.045
6.95
1.50
81.50
L9(+)
convex


S18
−20.498
6.26



convex


S19
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S20
INF
2.00






S21
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20









Further, the aspheric surface satisfies the following equation:







x
=




c




y
2



1
+


1
-


(

1
+
k

)



c
′2



y
2






+

A


y
4


+

B


y
6


+

C


y
8


+

D


y

1

0



+

E


y

1

2



+

F


y

1

4



+

G


y

1

6









,





where x denotes a displacement from the vertex of a lens in the direction of the optical axis 12, c′ denotes a reciprocal of the radius of curvature at the vertex of a lens (approaching the optical axis 12), K denotes a Conic constant, y denotes a height (distance in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis 12) of the aspheric surface, and A, B, C, D, E, F and G are aspheric coefficients. The values of aspheric coefficients and Conic constant of each lens surface are listed in Table 2.













TABLE 2







Lens surface
S17
S18









K
1.10071  
−2.97277   



A
−3.88383E−05
−3.03061E−05



B
−4.06842E−08
−1.30204E−07



C
−6.76742E−09
−1.88563E−09



D
 2.56796E−10
 1.39610E−10



E
−4.56285E−12
−2.77246E−12



F
 3.80755E−14
 2.33529E−14



G
−1.24546E−16
−7.51743E−17










Table 3 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10a and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths. As used herein, the term “internal transmittance” of a lens means a transmittance of a lens material forming such lens, and the transmittance of the lens material is measured at a thickness of 10 mm and a selected wavelength specified in the table. Table 3 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L9 may have a light transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 380 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 3










Internal transmittance












380 nm
400 nm







Lens L1
97.9%
99.4%



Lens L2
97.6%
99.0%



Lens L3
98.5%
99.3%



Lens L4
99.9%
99.9%



Lens L5
99.8%
99.8%



Lens L6
98.1%
99.6%



Lens L7
98.1%
99.6%



Lens L8
96.8%
98.6%



Lens L9
99.6%
99.7%



Total
86.9%
94.8%











FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 3A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 3B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A second design example of an optical lens system 10b including nine lenses L1-L9 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 4. The detailed optical data of the second example are shown in Table 4, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 5 below.









TABLE 4







Applied to a wavelength of 470 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 20.9737 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 76.3023 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 32.7664 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
625.052
3.86
1.55
45.80
L1(−)
convex


S2
17.747
20.17



concave


S3
37.706
6.02
1.74
52.60
L2(+)
convex


S4
−106.136
4.93



convex


S5
69.182
2.32
1.74
52.60
L3(+)
convex


S6
−97.034
0.13



convex


S7(stop)
INF
3.30






S8
31.437
2.12
1.50
81.60
L4(+)
convex


S9
105.976
0.67



concave


S10
24.471
4.14
1.50
81.60
L5(+)
convex


S11
−30.954
0.80
1.63
35.70
L6(−)
concave


S12
15.305
5.37



concave


S13
−10.997
0.80
1.63
35.70
L7(−)
concave


S14
77.039
1.12



concave


S15
−30.153
5.10
1.74
52.60
L8(+)
concave


S16
−14.755
0.10



convex


S17
24.988
6.95
1.50
81.50
L9(+)
convex


S18
−20.407
6.68



convex


S19
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S20
INF
2.00






S21
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20




















TABLE 5







Lens surface
S17
S18









K
1.71870  
−3.21861   



A
−3.25263E−05
−2.71939E−05



B
−1.35733E−08
−2.25391E−08



C
−5.89587E−09
−1.52209E−09



D
 2.66412E−10
 1.40539E−10



E
−4.58516E−12
−2.71012E−12



F
 3.78333E−14
 2.40216E−14



G
−1.18483E−16
−7.75110E−17










Table 6 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10b and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths. Table 6 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L9 may have an internal transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 400 nm or 460 nm.












TABLE 6










Internal transmittance












400 nm
460 nm







Lens L1
99.4%
99.8%



Lens L2
98.3%
99.5%



Lens L3
99.3%
99.8%



Lens L4
99.9%
99.9%



Lens L5
99.8%
99.8%



Lens L6
99.6%
99.9%



Lens L7
99.6%
99.9%



Lens L8
98.5%
99.5%



Lens L9
99.7%
99.7%



Total
94.1%
97.9%











FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 6A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 6B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A third design example of an optical lens system 10c including nine lenses L1-L9 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 7. The detailed optical data of the second example are shown in Table 7, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 8 below.









TABLE 7







Applied to a wavelength of 405 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 21.3556 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 76.93 90 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 32.5259 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
340.136
1.00
1.55
45.80
L1(−)
convex


S2
17.758
20.48



concave


S3
38.668
3.90
1.74
52.60
L2(+)
convex


S4
−109.511
9.32



convex


S5
55.037
2.37
1.74
52.60
L3(+)
convex


S6
−127.435
0.00



convex


S7(stop)
INF
0.10






S8
45.900
2.04
1.50
81.60
L4(+)
convex


S9
571.706
3.58



concave


S10
26.836
4.67
1.50
81.60
L5(+)
convex


S11
−24.052
0.80
1.63
35.70
L6(−)
concave


S12
16.821
3.97



concave


S13
−11.516
0.80
1.63
35.70
L7(−)
concave


S14
278.385
1.26



concave


S15
−27.830
6.64
1.74
52.60
L8(+)
concave


S16
−15.936
0.10



convex


S17
23.947
5.84
1.50
81.60
L9(+)
convex


S18
−24.778
6.06



convex


S19
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S20
INF
2.00






S21
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20




















TABLE 8







Radius
S17
S18









K
0.62489  
−4.35368   



A
−3.28231E−05
−2.29932E−05



B
−2.68419E−08
−1.16262E−07



C
−7.57941E−09
−2.73603E−09



D
 2.60161E−10
 1.55837E−10



E
−4.36140E−12
−2.95646E−12



F
 3.44500E−14
 2.40146E−14



G
−1.09708E−16
−7.68070E−17










Table 9 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10c and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths. Table 9 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L9 may have an internal transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 380 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 9










Internal transmittance












380 nm
400 nm







Lens L1
99.4%
99.8%



Lens L2
97.5%
98.9%



Lens L3
98.5%
99.3%



Lens L4
99.9%
99.9%



Lens L5
99.7%
99.8%



Lens L6
98.1%
99.6%



Lens L7
98.1%
99.6%



Lens L8
95.7%
98.1%



Lens L9
99.6%
99.7%



Total
87.2%
94.7%











FIGS. 8, 9A and 9B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 8 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 9A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 9B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 8, 9A and 9B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A fourth design example of the optical lens system 10d including eight lenses L1-L8 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 10. The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 10, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 11 below.









TABLE 10







Applied to a wavelength of 405 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 18.0912 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 56.5119 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 27.1366 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
−145.942
1.18
1.49
70.20
L1(−)
concave


S2
19.502
3.53



concave


S3
−37.008
7.44
1.75
52.30
L2(+)
concave


S4
−26.602
19.07



convex


S5
20.939
2.95
1.50
81.50
L3(+)
convex


S6(stop)
109.747
6.02



concave


S7
31.202
3.30
1.70
55.50
L4(+)
convex


S8
−49.052
4.32



convex


S9
−26.587
0.82
1.62
36.30
L5(−)
concave


S10
21.384
4.15



concave


S11
−8.911
0.80
1.62
36.30
L6(−)
concave


S12
−60.360
4.87
1.75
52.30
L7(+)
concave


S13
−13.916
0.37



convex


S14
23.758
6.79
1.50
81.50
L8(+)
convex


S15
−20.132
8.77



convex


S16
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S17
INF
2.00






S18
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20




















TABLE 11







Radius
S14
S15









K
0.00000  
0.00000  



A
−2.82044E−05
 3.63169E−05



B
 2.45762E−08
−2.69222E−08



C
−1.00424E−10
 2.65369E−10



D
−4.13447E−13
−1.10686E−12



E
 0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00



F
 0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00



G
 0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00










Table 12 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L8 of the optical lens system 10d and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L8 at different wavelengths. Table 12 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L8 may have an internal transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 380 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 12










Internal transmittance












380 nm
400 nm







Lens L1
100.0% 
100.0% 



Lens L2
96.7%
98.5%



Lens L3
99.8%
99.9%



Lens L4
98.6%
99.4%



Lens L5
100.0% 
100.0% 



Lens L6
100.0% 
100.0% 



Lens L7
97.9%
99.0%



Lens L8
99.6%
99.7%



Total
92.7%
96.4%











FIGS. 11, 12A and 12B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 10. FIG. 11 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 12A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 12B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 11, 12A and 12B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A fifth design example of the optical lens system 10e including eight lenses L1-L8 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 13. The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 13, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 14 below.









TABLE 13







Applied to a wavelength of 405 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 19.3228 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 62.4585 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 28.2227 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
15.363
6.97
1.75
52.30
L1(−)
convex


S2
11.416
3.41



concave


S3
53.065
0.80
1.52
52.40
L2(−)
convex


S4
12.298
20.49



concave


S5
30.869
3.45
1.50
81.50
L3(+)
convex


S6(stop)
−31.948
5.97



convex


S7
32.293
3.22
1.73
54.70
L4(+)
convex


S8
−72.809
4.17



convex


S9
−70.595
2.67
1.62
36.30
L5(−)
concave


S10
24.698
3.67



concave


S11
−10.076
0.80
1.62
36.30
L6(−)
concave


S12
−177.804
5.57
1.60
65.40
L7(+)
concave


S13
−15.034
0.10



convex


S14
23.258
6.30
1.50
81.50
L8(+)
convex


S15
−21.427
6.80



convex


S16
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S17
INF
2.00






S18
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20




















TABLE 14







Lens surface
S14
S15









K
0.00000   
0.00000  



A
−3.49685E−05
 3.34199E−05



B
 4.51970E−08
−5.43131E−08



C
−5.95685E−11
 1.05172E−09



D
 1.48961E−12
−3.29336E−12



E
−1.37864E−14
−2.98752E−14



F
−1.03443E−16
−2.25178E−16



G
 4.38657E−18
 6.95888E−18










Table 15 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L8 of the optical lens system 10e and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L8 at different wavelengths. Table 15 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L8 may have a light transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 380 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 15










Internal transmittance












380 nm
400 nm







Lens L1
96.9%
98.6%



Lens L2
99.7%
99.9%



Lens L3
99.8%
99.8%



Lens L4
98.9%
99.5%



Lens L5
99.9%
99.9%



Lens L6
100.0% 
100.0% 



Lens L7
96.4%
98.7%



Lens L8
99.6%
99.7%



Total
91.4%
96.2%











FIGS. 14, 15A and 15B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 13. FIG. 14 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 15A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 15B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 14, 15A and 15B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A sixth design example of the optical lens system 10f including eight lenses L1-L8 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 16. The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 16, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 17 below.









TABLE 16







Applied to a wavelength of 405 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 18.5414 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 59.4447 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 26.6449 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
16.076
7.99
1.75
52.30
L1(−)
convex


S2
11.724
3.78



concave


S3
48.277
0.78
1.52
52.40
L2(−)
convex


S4
11.887
21.39



concave


S5
30.679
3.39
1.50
81.50
L3(+)
convex


S6(stop)
−31.664
6.21



convex


S7
31.206
3.22
1.73
54.70
L4(+)
convex


S8
−70.338
4.38



convex


S9
−50.911
0.79
1.62
36.30
L5(−)
concave


S10
24.825
4.10



concave


S11
−9.722
0.85
1.62
36.30
L6(−)
concave


S12
−64.849
4.85
1.60
65.40
L7(+)
concave


S13
−13.881
0.17



convex


S14
22.656
6.49
1.50
81.50
L8(+)
convex


S15
−20.065
6.28



convex


S16
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S17
INF
2.00






S18
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20




















TABLE 17







Lens surface
S14
S15









K
0.00000  
0.00000   



A
−4.18757E−05
 3.39217E−05



B
 4.06563E−08
−3.45270E−08



C
−6.60500E−10
−1.95656E−10



D
−5.67731E−13
−1.51058E−12



E
  0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00



F
  0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00



G
  0.00000E+00
 0.00000E+00










Table 18 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L8 of the optical lens system 10f and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L8 at different wavelengths. Table 18 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L8 may have an internal transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 380 nm or 400 nm.










TABLE 18








Internal transmittance










380 nm
400 nm





Lens L1
 96.5%
 98.4%


Lens L2
 99.7%
 99.9%


Lens L3
 99.8%
 99.8%


Lens L4
 98.9%
 99.5%


Lens L5
100.0%
100.0%


Lens L6
100.0%
100.0%


Lens L7
 96.9%
 98.9%


Lens L8
 99.6%
 99.7%


Total
 91.5%
 96.2%










FIGS. 17, 18A and 18B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 16. FIG. 17 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 18A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 18B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 17, 18A and 18B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A seventh design example of an optical lens system 10g including nine lenses L1-L9 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 19. The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 19, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 20 below.









TABLE 19







Applied to a wavelength of 355 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 21.0242 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 75.2275 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 32.2147 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
460.660
5.38
1.53
49.00
L1(−)
convex


S2
17.286
18.95



concave


S3
36.212
3.59
1.65
58.60
L2(+)
convex


S4
−74.135
6.33



convex


S5
135.057
2.18
1.65
58.60
L3(+)
convex


S6
−67.501
0.00



convex


S7(stop)
INF
0.23






S8
32.635
4.74
1.65
58.60
L4(+)
convex


S9
123.497
1.09



concave


S10
146.754
8.28
1.50
81.60
L5(+)
convex


S11
−18.696
0.65
1.58
40.80
L6(−)
concave


S12
16.768
4.11



concave


S13
−9.192
0.79
1.58
40.80
L7(−)
concave


S14
9137.871
0.36



concave


S15
−88.754
5.42
1.65
58.60
L8(+)
concave


S16
−13.303
0.10



convex


S17
24.462
5.98
1.50
81.60
L9(+)
convex


S18
−24.232
6.25



convex


S19
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S20
INF
2.00






S21
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20


















TABLE 20





Lens surface
S17
S18







K
0.97325
−1.11102


A
−3.01353E−05
 1.23416E−05


B
−1.11844E−07
−3.80374E−07


C
−4.26331E−09
 5.19474E−09


D
 2.14074E−10
−9.67177E−13


E
−4.55735E−12
−1.55562E−12


F
 4.32461E−14
 2.03571E−14


G
−1.61214E−16
−8.72940E−17









Table 21 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10c and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths. Table 9 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L9 may have an internal transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 350 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 21










Internal transmittance












350 nm
400 nm















Lens L1
99.7%
 99.9%



Lens L2
97.5%
 99.7%



Lens L3
98.5%
 99.8%



Lens L4
96.6%
 99.6%



Lens L5
95.6%
 99.6%



Lens L6
99.9%
100.0%



Lens L7
99.9%
100.0%



Lens L8
96.1%
 99.6%



Lens L9
96.8%
 99.7%



Total
82.0%
 97.9%











FIGS. 20, 21A and 21B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 19. FIG. 20 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 21A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 22B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 20, 21A and 21B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


A eighth design example of an optical lens system 10h including nine lenses L1-L9 is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 22. The detailed optical data of the first example are shown in Table 22, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 23 below.









TABLE 22







Applied to a wavelength of 355 ± 25 nm


Effective focal length of the optical lens system F = 21.5196 mm


Effective focal length of the first lens group F1 = 79.0767 mm


Effective focal length of the second lens group F2 = 32.1572 mm















thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape
















S1
−981.473
1.59
1.53
49.00
L1(−)
concave


S2
18.920
19.31



concave


S3
36.497
3.51
1.65
58.60
L2(+)
convex


S4
−81.048
6.45



convex


S5
93.681
2.15
1.65
58.60
L3(+)
convex


S6
−97.564
0.00



convex


S7(stop)
INF
2.07






S8
32.730
5.72
1.65
58.60
L4(+)
convex


S9
388.761
8.07
1.50
81.60
L5(+)
convex


S10
−20.119
0.80
1.58
40.80
L6(−)
concave


S11
15.850
4.39



concave


S12
−8.897
0.80
1.58
40.80
L7(−)
concave


S13
397.529
6.76
1.65
58.60
L8(+)
convex


S14
−13.562
0.10



convex


S15
24.096
5.90
1.50
81.60
L9(+)
convex


S16
−29.486
6.14



convex


S17
INF
12.00
1.52
64.20




S18
INF
2.00






S19
INF
1.10
1.52
64.20


















TABLE 23





Lens surface
S15
S16







K
1.62221
−3.48112


A
−2.56543E−05
 1.49947E−05


B
−2.52618E−07
−4.37304E−07


C
 5.36134E−10
 9.09589E−09


D
 1.34416E−10
−5.41251E−11


E
−4.22458E−12
−1.75211E−12


F
 4.58335E−14
 2.81970E−14


G
−1.81901E−16
−1.27536E−16









Table 24 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10c and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths. Table 24 clearly shows each of the lenses L1-L9 may have a light transmittance of larger than 95% at a wavelength of 350 nm or 400 nm.












TABLE 24










Internal transmittance












350 nm
400 nm















Lens L1
99.9%
100.0%



Lens L2
97.5%
 99.7%



Lens L3
98.5%
 99.8%



Lens L4
95.9%
 99.5%



Lens L5
95.7%
 99.6%



Lens L6
99.8%
100.0%



Lens L7
99.8%
100.0%



Lens L8
95.2%
 99.5%



Lens L9
96.9%
 99.7%



Total
81.0%
 97.8%











FIGS. 23, 24A and 24B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 22. FIG. 23 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 24A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 24B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIGS. 23, 24A and 24B, the MTF at a spatial frequency of 93 lp/mm is larger than 75%, and the optical distortion is smaller than 0.1%.


The simulated results are within permitted ranges specified by the standard, which indicates the optical lens system according to the above embodiments may achieve good imaging quality.


The following examples of optical lens systems 10i-10m describe another configuration where no cemented lens is provided and each of the lenses in the optical lens system may be a singlet lens. As prior developments have not taught or suggested, the inventors discover that a cemented lens, though being favorable for correcting optical aberrations, may cause defects in the transmission of short wavelength light, because the short wavelength light may damage the molecular bonding of an adhesive in the cemented lens to result in minor shift of lens pieces constituting the cemented lens. Particularly, a lower wavelength of light passing through a cemented lens, such as lower than 370 nm, may raise the possibility of damaging the molecular bonding of an adhesive in the cemented lens. Therefore, the optical lens system without the use of a cemented lens may have improved production reliability. Further, each of the optical lens systems 10i-10m may have a first lens group having negative refractive power and a second lens group having positive refractive power and includes at least one aspherical lens surface to reduce aberration. Besides, each of the optical lens systems 10i-10m may be adapted to transmit short wavelength light, such as ultraviolet at a wavelength of 350-420 nm, for imaging purpose. The optical lens system 10i-10m according to one embodiment may satisfy the following condition:


T(λ=365)>80%; and


TE(λ=365)>70%, where T(λ=365) denotes a transmittance of a lens material forming each of the lenses in the optical lens system, with the transmittance of the lens material being measured at a wavelength of 365 nm and a thickness of 10 mm, and TE(λ=365) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 365 nm. Further, at least one of the first lens group and the second lens group is moveable during focusing. Moreover, in the present and/or the other embodiment present in the specification, each of the lenses in the optical lens system may, but not essentially, be formed of a material having a transmittance larger than 80% measured at a wavelength of 365 nm and a thickness of 10 mm.


The design example of an optical lens system 10i is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 25. As illustrated in FIG. 25, the optical lens system 10i may include a first lens group 20 and a second lens group 30. The first lens group 20 with negative refractive power includes four lenses L1, L2, L3 and L4 arranged in order, along an optical axis 12, from a magnified side (on the left of FIG. 25) to a minified side (on the right of FIG. 25). The second lens group 30 includes five lenses L5, L6, L7, L8 and L9 arranged in order, along the optical axis 12, from the magnified side to the minified side. The refractive powers of the lens L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8 and L9 are positive, negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, negative, positive and positive, respectively. Each of the first lens group 20 and the second lens group 30 includes at least one aspheric surface. In the present embodiment, both surfaces of each of the lens L4 and the lens L9 are aspheric surfaces. An aperture stop 14 is located between the lens L4 and the lens L5.


The detailed optical data of an optical lens system 10i are shown in Table 25, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 26 below.















TABLE 25







thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape





















S1
106.6
7.00
1.65
58.6
L1(+)
convex


S2
Infinity
1.50



planar


S3
103.5
7.00
1.50
81.6
L2(−)
convex


S4
11.2
3.37



concave


S5
Infinity
0.92
1.49
70.2
L3(−)
planar


S6
13.5
5.13



concave


S7
72.7
6.50
1.58
59.2
L4(+)
convex


S8
−23.6
13.77



convex


S9(stop)

0.10


Stop



S10
22.1
2.68
1.50
81.6
L5(+)
convex


S11
−32.7
5.19



convex


S12
17.8
1.89
1.62
36.3
L6(−)
convex


S13
12.1
3.99



concave


S14
−8.6
0.80
1.62
36.3
L7(−)
concave


S15
−111.5
0.25



convex


S16
86.7
6.12
1.50
81.6
L8(+)
convex


S17
−13.3
0.10



convex


S18
27.2
7.00
1.58
59.2
L9(+)
convex


S19
−24.0
7.69



convex




















TABLE 26





Lens surface
S7
S8
S18
S19







K
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00


A
−4.07E−06
−2.70E−05
−6.99E−06
 4.88E−05


B
−4.39E−07
−3.79E−07
 6.51E−08
−2.12E−08


C
 3.76E−09
 1.95E−09
 1.38E−10
 1.74E−09


D
−4.66E−11
−2.83E−11
−4.86E−13
−1.20E−11


E
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
−3.01E−14
 1.74E−16









Table 27 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10i and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths.












TABLE 27










Internal transmittance













365 nm
385 nm
405 nm







Lens L1
96.5%
98.0%
98.5%



Lens L2
97.9%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L3
98.9%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L4
97.3%
98.3%
98.6%



Lens L5
98.6%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L6
98.7%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L7
98.9%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L8
98.0%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L9
97.2%
98.3%
98.6%



Total
83.4%
88.7%
89.7%











FIGS. 26, 27A and 27B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 13. FIG. 26 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 27A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 27B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIG. 27B, an absolute value of a maximum optical distortion is smaller than 0.2%.


The detailed optical data of an optical lens system 10j illustrated in FIG. 28 are shown in Table 28, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 29 below.















TABLE 28







thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape





















S1
88.5
7.00
1.65
58.6
L1(+)
convex


S2
−245.8
0.10



convex


S3
230.9
6.71
1.50
81.6
L2(−)
convex


S4
12.8
3.98



concave


S5
−62.6
0.99
1.49
70.2
L3(−)
concave


S6
14.2
7.26



concave


S7
80.7
7.00
1.58
59.2
L4(+)
convex


S8
−25.5
16.15



convex


S9(stop)

1.39


Stop



S10
22.0
3.06
1.50
81.6
L5(+)
convex


S11
−32.7
7.49



convex


S12
−36.3
0.80
1.65
39.7
L6(−)
concave


S13
121.5
2.55



concave


S14
−11.0
0.85
1.65
39.7
L7(−)
concave


S15
Infinity
0.15



planar


S16
51.4
5.52
1.50
81.6
L8(+)
convex


S17
−16.9
0.10



convex


S18
22.9
9.00
1.58
59.2
L9(+)
convex


S19
−24.2
8.47



convex




















TABLE 29





Lens surface
S7
S8
S18
S19







K
 5.33E+00
−2.83E−01
−2.76E−02
−9.04E−03


A
 4.65E−07
−1.25E−05
−2.36E−05
 5.44E−05


B
−1.64E−07
−1.59E−07
 1.71E−07
 8.88E−08


C
 9.26E−10
 7.24E−10
 6.70E−11
 1.04E−09


D
−3.45E−12
−5.14E−12
 2.68E−12
−1.34E−12


E
 1.75E−15
 5.75E−15
 1.16E−16
 3.58E−14









Table 30 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10j and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths.












TABLE 30










Internal transmittance













365 nm
385 nm
405 nm
















Lens L1
96.5%
98.0%
98.5%



Lens L2
98.0%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L3
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L4
97.2%
98.3%
98.6%



Lens L5
98.5%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L6
97.9%
98.6%
98.8%



Lens L7
97.8%
98.5%
98.8%



Lens L8
98.2%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L9
96.7%
98.1%
98.5%



Total
81.5%
88.0%
89.4%











FIGS. 29, 30A and 30B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 25. FIG. 29 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 30A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 30B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIG. 30B, an absolute value of a maximum optical distortion is smaller than 0.2%. Meanwhile, at least in the present embodiment, the condition of G/N<0.2 is satisfied, where N denotes a total number of the lenses in the optical lens system, and G denotes a number of the lenses formed of a lens material having a transmittance of smaller than 87% in the projection lens system, the transmittance of the lens material being measured at a wavelength of 365 nm and a thickness of 10 mm. It worth a mention that the G number should at least equal to or larger than zero, while in the present embodiment, the G number is 2 and refer to lens L6 and L7. Meanwhile, the transmittance of the material of lens L6 and L7 is reduced to less than 84% while the wavelength is at 360 nm instead of 87% at 365 nm as previously described. Furthermore, the overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 365 nm is larger than 70%, and more precisely, 81.5% in the present embodiment as depicted in the table 30.


The detailed optical data of an optical lens system 10k illustrated in FIG. 31 are shown in Table 31, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 32 below.















TABLE 31







thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape





















S1
119.0
3.62
1.65
58.5
L1(+)
convex


S2
−99.1
1.74



convex


S3
32.7
3.27
1.50
81.5
L2(−)
convex


S4
13.7
4.01



concave


S5
−24.0
0.80
1.50
81.5
L3(−)
concave


S6
13.8
8.11



concave


S7
32.8
5.00
1.55
63.5
L4(+)
convex


S8
−23.2
10.68



convex


S9(stop)

2.63


Stop



S10
17.7
3.34
1.50
81.5
L5(+)
convex


S11
−40.8
0.14



convex


S12
22.5
3.74
1.62
36.4
L6(−)
convex


S13
10.9
3.31



concave


S14
−8.5
0.80
1.62
36.4
L7(−)
concave


S15
−411.5
1.10



convex


S16
128.4
5.43
1.50
81.6
L8(+)
convex


S17
−12.9
0.10



convex


S18
22.0
5.75
1.58
59.2
L9(+)
convex


S19
−26.9
7.08



convex




















TABLE 32





Lens surface
S7
S8
S18
S19







K
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00


A
 5.36E−06
 5.45E−06
−2.89E−06
 5.43E−05


B
−3.20E−07
−3.09E−07
 9.00E−08
 1.84E−08


C
 3.08E−09
 2.71E−09
−1.59E−10
 1.24E−09


D
−3.66E−11
−3.19E−11
 3.35E−12
−9.29E−12


E
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
−3.66E−14
−3.99E−16









Table 33 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L9 of the optical lens system 10k and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L9 at different wavelengths.












TABLE 33










Internal transmittance













365 nm
385 nm
405 nm







Lens L1
97.4%
98.3%
98.6%



Lens L2
98.4%
98.8%
98.8%



Lens L3
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L4
98.3%
98.6%
98.7%



Lens L5
98.4%
98.8%
98.8%



Lens L6
98.4%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L7
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L8
98.3%
98.8%
98.8%



Lens L9
97.5%
98.4%
98.7%



Total
85.5%
89.1%
89.8%











FIGS. 32, 33A and 33B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 31. FIG. 32 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 33A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 33B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIG. 33B, an absolute value of a maximum optical distortion is smaller than 0.2%.


The detailed optical data of an optical lens system 10l illustrated in FIG. 34 are shown in Table 34, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 35 below.















TABLE 34







thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape





















S1
50.3
1.63
1.52
64.1
L1(−)
convex


S2
16.1
0.66



concave


S3
16.7
9.04
1.68
55.3
L2(+)
convex


S4
295.1
0.21



concave


S5
22.3
1.22
1.68
55.3
L3(−)
convex


S6
11.4
3.44



concave


S7
82.8
0.80
1.50
81.6
L4(−)
convex


S8
11.7
5.20



concave


S9
−11.1
6.50
1.67
54.9
L5(+)
concave


S10
−12.6
16.90



convex


S11 (stop)

0.63


Stop



S12
−41.4
1.89
1.52
64.1
L6(+)
concave


S13
−18.0
8.56



convex


S14
58.6
2.94
1.49
70.2
L7(+)
convex


S15
−25.5
1.40



convex


S16
−19.4
0.80
1.67
38.1
L8(−)
concave


S17
57.2
1.70



concave


S18
32.6
4.32
1.50
81.6
L9(+)
convex


S19
−25.8
7.73



convex


S20
41.9
3.20
1.58
59.2
L10(+)
convex


S21
−42.6
7.16



convex




















TABLE 35





Lens surface
S9
S10
S20
S21







K
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
0.00E+00


A
3.55E−06
3.26E−05
−1.21E−05
1.51E−05


B
1.11E−07
1.16E−07
 1.14E−07
1.40E−07


C
1.63E−10
1.37E−09
 1.81E−10
1.34E−10


D
E53E−10
1.95E−11
 7.64E−13
1.07E−12


E
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
0.00E+00









Table 36 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L10 of the optical lens system 10l and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L10 at different wavelengths.












TABLE 36










Internal transmittance













365 nm
385 nm
405 nm
















Lens L1
98.8%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L2
94.5%
97.2%
98.0%



Lens L3
98.4%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L4
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L5
95.8%
98.2%
98.2%



Lens L6
98.8%
98.9%
98.9%



Lens L7
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L8
98.5%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L9
98.5%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L10
98.2%
98.7%
98.8%



Total
81.0%
87.1%
88.2%











FIGS. 35, 36A and 36B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 34. FIG. 35 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 36A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 36B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIG. 36B, an absolute value of a maximum optical distortion is smaller than 0.2%.


The detailed optical data of the an optical lens system 10m illustrated in FIG. 37 are shown in Table 37, and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 38 below.















TABLE 37







thick-
refrac-

Refrac-




radius
ness
tive
Abbe
tive



Surface
(mm)
(mm)
index
number
power
Shape





















S1
69.3
1.60
1.52
64.1
L1(−)
convex


S2
18.7
0.65



concave


S3
19.0
6.50
1.68
55.3
L2(+)
convex


S4
123.7
0.81



concave


S5
25.9
2.22
1.67
38.1
L3(+)
convex


S6
40.5
0.10



concave


S7
24.0
1.26
1.68
55.3
L4(−)
convex


S8
9.7
3.48



concave


S9
Infinity
0.80
1.50
81.6
L5(−)
planar


S10
9.8
3.05



concave


S11
−100.0
6.50
1.67
54.9
L6(+)
concave


S12
−32.3
12.38



convex


S13(stop)

4.62


Stop



S14
Infinity
6.50
1.52
64.1
L7(+)
planar


S15
−29.9
2.21



convex


S16
29.5
5.35
1.50
81.5
L8(+)
convex


S17
−29.5
1.16



convex


S18
−24.1
1.05
1.67
38.1
L9(−)
concave


S19
63.0
4.32



concave


S20
34.1
4.11
1.50
81.6
L10(+)
convex


S21
−42.7
10.46



convex


S22
52.8
3.02
1.58
59.2
L11(+)
convex


S23
−43.2
6.60



convex




















TABLE 38





Lens surface
S11
S12
S22
S23







K
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00


A
−5.96E−05
−8.56E−05
−3.95E−05
−6.54E−06


B
−1.29E−06
−7.44E−07
 8.67E−08
 8.51E−08


C
 1.25E−08
 2.14E−09
−2.77E−09
−2.44E−09


D
−3.34E−10
−4.64E−11
 1.46E−11
 1.36E−11


E
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00
 0.00E+00









Table 36 lists the internal transmittance of each of the lenses L1-L11 of the optical lens system 10m and the overall transmittance of all of the lenses L1-L11 at different wavelengths.












TABLE 39










Internal transmittance













365 nm
385 nm
405 nm
















Lens L1
98.8%
98.9%
99.0%



Lens L2
95.8%
97.7%
98.3%



Lens L3
97.7%
98.6%
98.8%



Lens L4
98.4%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L5
98.9%
99.0%
99.0%



Lens L6
95.8%
98.2%
98.2%



Lens L7
98.2%
98.6%
98.8%



Lens L8
98.0%
98.7%
98.7%



Lens L9
98.4%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L10
98.5%
98.8%
98.9%



Lens L11
98.2%
98.7%
98.8%



Total
78.9%
85.8%
87.0%











FIGS. 38, 39A and 39B show optical simulation results of the optical lens system shown in FIG. 37. FIG. 38 illustrates modulation transfer function (MTF) curves, FIG. 39A illustrates astigmatic field curves, and FIG. 39B illustrates percentage distortion curves. As shown in FIG. 39B, an absolute value of a maximum optical distortion is smaller than 0.2%.


Note the parameters listed in Tables 1-39 are only for exemplified purposes but do not limit the invention. It should be appreciated that variations about the design parameters or setting may be made in the embodiments by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, any optical lens system of the same structure is considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure even if it uses different data. The embodiments depicted above and the appended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.


The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form or to exemplary embodiments disclosed. Accordingly, the foregoing description should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. The embodiments are chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its best mode practical application, thereby to enable persons skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use or implementation contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents in which all terms are meant in their broadest reasonable sense unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the term “the invention”, “the present invention” or the like does not necessarily limit the claim scope to a specific embodiment, and the reference to particularly preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Moreover, these claims may refer to use “first”, “second”, etc. following with noun or element. Such terms should be understood as a nomenclature and should not be construed as giving the limitation on the number of the elements modified by such nomenclature unless specific number has been given. The abstract of the disclosure is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure of any patent issued from this disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. Any advantages and benefits described may not apply to all embodiments of the invention. It should be appreciated that variations may be made in the embodiments described by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims. Moreover, no element and component in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element or component is explicitly recited in the following claims.

Claims
  • 1. An optical lens system for imaging, comprising in order from a magnified side to a minified side: a first lens group of positive refractive power comprising a first lens and a second lens; anda second lens group of positive refractive power comprising a third lens and a fourth lens, wherein one of the third lens and the fourth lens includes one aspheric surface, each of the lenses in the optical lens system is a singlet lens, and, during focusing, the first lens group remains stationary and the second lens group is movable in a direction of an optical axis, and the optical lens system satisfies a condition of TE(λ=400)>94%, where TE(λ=400) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 400 nm.
  • 2. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each lens of the first lens group has a refractive index of no more than 1.75.
  • 3. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition: T(λ=400)>95% is satisfied, where T(λ=400) denotes a transmittance measured at a wavelength of 400 nm and a thickness of 10 mm of any lens material capable of forming the lenses in the optical lens system.
  • 4. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition: TE(λ=350)>80% is satisfied, where TE(λ=350) denotes an overall transmittance of all of the lenses in the optical lens system measured at a wavelength of 350 nm.
  • 5. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition: T(λ=350)>90% is satisfied, where T(λ=350) denotes a transmittance measured at a wavelength of 350 nm and a thickness of 10 mm of any lens material capable of forming the lenses in the optical lens system.
  • 6. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical lens system satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(2) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, negative and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(3) the first lens group has four lenses with refractive powers of positive, negative, negative and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(4) the second lens group has five lenses with refractive powers of positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(5) the second lens group has six lenses with refractive powers of positive, positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side.
  • 7. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second lens group comprises seven lenses with refractive powers.
  • 8. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first lens group comprises three lenses with refractive powers, and the second lens group comprises five lenses with refractive powers.
  • 9. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical lens system has a fixed effective focal length.
  • 10. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conditions: C/N≥0.7 and N≤9 are satisfied, where N denotes a total number of the lenses in the optical lens system, and C denotes a number of the lenses having an Abbe number of larger than 40.
  • 11. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the condition: T(λ=400)>95% is satisfied, where T(λ=400) denotes a transmittance measured at a wavelength of 400 nm and a thickness of 10 mm of any lens material capable of forming the lenses in the optical lens system.
  • 12. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein each lens of the first lens group has a refractive index of no more than 1.75.
  • 13. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the optical lens system satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(2) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, negative and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(3) the first lens group has four lenses with refractive powers of positive, negative, negative and positive in order from the magified side to the minified side;(4) the second lens group has five lenses with refractive power of positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(5) the second lens group has six lenses with refractive powers of positive, positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side.
  • 14. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second lens group comprises seven lenses with refractive powers.
  • 15. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first lens group comprises three lenses with refractive powers, and the second lens group comprises five lenses with refractive powers.
  • 16. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the condition: T(λ=350)>90% is satisfied, where T(λ=350) denotes a transmittance measured at a wavelength of 350 nm and a thickness of 10 mm of any lens material capable of forming the lenses in the optical lens system.
  • 17. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the optical lens system has a fixed effective focal length.
  • 18. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the optical lens system satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(2) the first lens group has three lenses with refractive powers of negative, negative and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(3) the first lens group has four lenses with refractive powers of positive, negative, negative and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(4) the second lens group has five lenses with refractive powers of positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side;(5) the second lens group has six lenses with refractive powers of positive, positive, negative, negative, positive and positive in order from the magnified side to the minified side.
  • 19. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the second lens group comprises seven lenses with refractive powers.
  • 20. The optical lens system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first lens group comprises three lenses with refractive powers, and the second lens group comprises five lenses with refractive powers.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/821,253, filed Mar. 17, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/981,691, filed Dec. 28, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/750,569, filed Jun. 25, 2015, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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