Objective lens and microscope

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PATENT NO 9869879
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15111243

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An objective lens (OL) according to the present invention comprises, in order from an object side, a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, and a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power. The first lens group (G1) comprises a positive meniscus lens (L1) having a concave surface facing the object side, a positive lens (L2) dispose close to an image of the positive meniscus lens (L1), and a diffractive optical element (DOE) having a diffractive optical surface (D). The second lens group (G2) is composed of three cemented lenses (CL21 to CL23) which are configured with a positive lens and a negative lens cemented each other. When d00 denotes a distance from the object side to the positive meniscus lens (L1), and TL0 denotes a distance from the object side to the objective lens rear end surface, 0.11≦d00/TL0≦0.19 is satisfied.

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NIKON CORPORATION1-5-20 NISHIOI SHINAGAWA-KU TOKYO 140-8601

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Matsumoto, Miho Tokyo, JP 15 108
Yamaguchi, Kotaro Kamakura, JP 69 801

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