Patent · US Expired

Zoom lens system

US5973849A · kind A · utility

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80Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 1995
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/142
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A zoom lens system has a plurality of lens units. Zooming is performed by varying distances between the lens units. A gradient index lens is included in the lens units. The gradient index lens has a gradient index in a direction vertical to an optical axis. The gradient index lens has at least one aspherical surface.

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