LENS DESIGNING TECHNIQUE WITH THE 1962 LASL CODE FOR THE IBM 7090

Technical Report · Fri Mar 22 04:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4687269

Brixner, B

>A detailed instruction manual is given for users of the 1962 LASL lens design code, which is a general-purpose computing program for the evaluation and automatic design of optical lens and/or mirror systems with surfaces generated by conic sections. Described in relation to the program are IBM-7090 machine operations, prescription parameters, ray-tracing parameters, weights on lens performance, lens-parameter substitutions, increments to lens parameters, designing instructions, and parameter interactions. The sample calculation for a Lister-type lens is given in great detail. The general procedure used to design a special-purpose zoom lens is given, along with the final lens prescription and the performance characteristics. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• NSA Number: NSA-17-027940
• OSTI ID: 4687269
• Report Number(s): LA-2877
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

COMPUTERS
IBM 7090
INTERACTIONS
LENSES
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PHYSICS
PLANNING
PROGRAMMING
REFLECTION
SURFACES