Cemented Lens Resin Adhesive for Chromatic Aberration Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing optical systems, particularly cemented lenses, face challenges in effectively correcting chromatic aberrations due to limitations in the refractive index and dispersion characteristics of conventional resin adhesive layers, which restrict the design flexibility and optical performance.

Innovation Solution

A novel compound represented by Formula (1) is used to create a resin precursor that, when cured, forms an optical element with enhanced θg,F value and dispersion characteristics, enabling improved chromatic aberration correction in cemented lenses by combining a concave and convex lens configuration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional resin adhesive layers are used in cemented lenses, then the lens can be manufactured with standard materials, but the chromatic aberration correction is insufficient due to limited refractive index and dispersion characteristics

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechromatic aberration correctionVSAvoiddesign flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical structure of resin adhesive layers by incorporating specific functional groups and molecular configurations that alter refractive index and dispersion characteristics. This enables the resin to achieve superior chromatic aberration correction while maintaining manufacturability with standard cemented lens processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention develops composite resin adhesive materials that combine multiple chemical components with complementary optical properties. These composite resins achieve enhanced dispersion characteristics and refractive index control, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing feasibility and optical performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Manufacturing precision

If resin adhesive layers with enhanced optical properties are developed, then chromatic aberration correction improves, but the complexity of material synthesis and formulation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechromatic aberration correctionVSAvoidmaterial synthesis complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the resin adhesive formulation into distinct functional components, each contributing specific optical properties. This segmentation allows for systematic optimization of chromatic aberration correction while maintaining manageable synthesis procedures for each component.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention introduces intermediary chemical structures that facilitate the combination of different functional groups within the resin adhesive. These intermediary structures simplify the overall synthesis pathway while enabling the final material to achieve superior dispersion characteristics and refractive index control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The cured optical element exhibits excellent chromatic aberration correction and high transparency, allowing for thinner, lighter, and more compact optical systems with improved optical performance.

Implementation Method 1

a curable composition

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotopolymerization: Photopolymerisation

Implementation Method 2

containing a compound represented by Formula (1) and a curable composition

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAddition polymerization:

Data Source

PatentUS12139646B2Compound, resin precursor, cured object, optical element, optical system, interchangeable camera lens, optical device, cemented lens, and method for manufacturing cemented lens
Publication Date: 2024.11.12 NIKON CORP
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AI summary

Provided is a compound represented by Formula (1) given below. (In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, a C1 to 8 alkyl group, or a C1 to 4 perfluoroalkyl group, X1 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group, Y1 represents a C1 to 9 alkylene group containing a fluorine atom or a C1 to 9 alkylene group containing no fluorine atom, and n1 is an integer from 0 to 3.).