Abstract

This study presents the compact zoom lens with a zoom ratio of 5x for a mobile camera by using a prism. The lens modules and aberrations are applied to the initial design for a four-group inner-focus zoom system. An initial design with a focal length range of 4.4 to 22.0 mm is derived by assigning the first-order quantities and third-order aberrations to each module along with the constraints required for optimum solutions. We separately designed a real lens for each group and then combined them to establish an actual zoom system. The combination of the separately designed groups results in a system that satisfies the basic properties of the zoom system consisting of the original lens modules. In order to have a slim system, we directly inserted the right-angle prism in front of the first group. This configuration resulted in a more compact zoom system with a depth of 8 mm. The finally designed zoom lens has an f-number of 3.5 to 4.5 and is expected to fulfill the requirements for a slim mobile zoom camera having high zoom ratio of 5x.

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2008 (3)

S. C. Park and Y. J. Jo, "Ultra-slim zoom lens design for a 3x mobile camera," J. Korean Phys. Soc. 52, 1048- 1056 (2008)
[Crossref]

J. H. Lee, T. S. Jang, H. S. Yang, and S. W. Rhee, "Optical design of a compact imaging spectrometer for STSAT3," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 12, 262-268 (2008)
[Crossref]

G. I. Kweon, Y. H. Choi, and M. Laikin, "Fisheye lens for image processing applications," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 12, 79-87 (2008)
[Crossref]

2007 (2)

S. C. Park, Y. J. Jo, B. T. You, and S. H. Lee, "Optical zoom system design for compact digital camera," J. Korean Phys. Soc. 50, 1243-1251 (2007)

CODE V Reference Manual, Version 9.70 (Optical Research Associations, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2007)

2006 (1)

M. Sueyoshi, U. S. Patent, 7110186 (2006)

1996 (1)

S. C. Park and R. R. Shannon, "Zoom lens design using lens module," Opt. Eng. 35, 1668-1676 (1996)
[Crossref]

1995 (1)

M. S. Yeh, S. G. Shiue, and M. H. Lu, "Two-opticalcomponent method for designing zoom system," Opt. Eng. 34, 1826-1833 (1995)
[Crossref]

1988 (1)

T. G. Kuper and M. P. Rimmer, "Lens modules in optical design," Proc. SPIE 892, 140-151 (1988)

1986 (2)

W. T. Welford, Aberration of Optical Systems (Adams Hilger Ltd., Bristol, UK, 1986), Chapter 8

K. Tanaka, "Paraxial theory in optical design in terms of gaussian brackets," in Progress in Optics XXIII, edited by E. Wolf (North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1986), pp. 63 -111

1982 (1)

1975 (1)

1967 (1)

K. Yammji, "Design of zoom lens," in Progress in Optics VI, edited by E. Wolf (North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1967), pp. 105-170

1958 (1)

M. Herzberger, Modern Geometrical Optics (Interscience, New York, USA, 1958)

Appl. Opt. (1)

J. Korean Phys. Soc. (2)

S. C. Park, Y. J. Jo, B. T. You, and S. H. Lee, "Optical zoom system design for compact digital camera," J. Korean Phys. Soc. 50, 1243-1251 (2007)

S. C. Park and Y. J. Jo, "Ultra-slim zoom lens design for a 3x mobile camera," J. Korean Phys. Soc. 52, 1048- 1056 (2008)
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. (1)

Journal of the Optical Society of Korea (2)

J. H. Lee, T. S. Jang, H. S. Yang, and S. W. Rhee, "Optical design of a compact imaging spectrometer for STSAT3," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 12, 262-268 (2008)
[Crossref]

G. I. Kweon, Y. H. Choi, and M. Laikin, "Fisheye lens for image processing applications," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 12, 79-87 (2008)
[Crossref]

Opt. Eng. (2)

S. C. Park and R. R. Shannon, "Zoom lens design using lens module," Opt. Eng. 35, 1668-1676 (1996)
[Crossref]

M. S. Yeh, S. G. Shiue, and M. H. Lu, "Two-opticalcomponent method for designing zoom system," Opt. Eng. 34, 1826-1833 (1995)
[Crossref]

Proc. SPIE (1)

T. G. Kuper and M. P. Rimmer, "Lens modules in optical design," Proc. SPIE 892, 140-151 (1988)

Other (6)

W. T. Welford, Aberration of Optical Systems (Adams Hilger Ltd., Bristol, UK, 1986), Chapter 8

K. Yammji, "Design of zoom lens," in Progress in Optics VI, edited by E. Wolf (North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1967), pp. 105-170

CODE V Reference Manual, Version 9.70 (Optical Research Associations, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2007)

K. Tanaka, "Paraxial theory in optical design in terms of gaussian brackets," in Progress in Optics XXIII, edited by E. Wolf (North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1986), pp. 63 -111

M. Herzberger, Modern Geometrical Optics (Interscience, New York, USA, 1958)

M. Sueyoshi, U. S. Patent, 7110186 (2006)

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