Patent Publication Number: US-11042012-B2

Title: Optical system and imaging apparatus including the same

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The present disclosure relates to an optical system and an imaging apparatus including the optical system, and for example, is suitable for an imaging apparatus using an image sensor, such as a digital still camera, a video camera, a monitoring camera, or a broadcasting camera, or suitable for an imaging apparatus such as a camera using a silver halide photographic film. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     As an imaging optical system having a long focal length, a so-called telephoto-type imaging optical system is known, in which an optical system having positive refractive power is placed on an object side, and an optical system having negative refractive power is placed on an image side. The telephoto-type imaging optical system is used for a single-focus ultra-telephoto lens, for example. 
     In an ultra-telephoto lens, generally, the longer the focal length, the more axial chromatic aberration or magnification chromatic aberration occurs. As a technique for excellently correcting these types of chromatic aberration, a technique for increasing the number of lenses placed on an object side and causing the lenses to share the action of correcting chromatic aberration is known. However, the effective diameter of a lens placed on the object side of the ultra-telephoto lens is likely to be large. Thus, if an attempt is made to correct chromatic aberration by the above technique, the weight of an imaging optical system increases. 
     In an imaging optical system discussed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-215561, positive lenses formed of a material having low dispersion and anomalous dispersion are placed successively from furthest on an object side, thereby correcting axial chromatic aberration and magnification chromatic aberration. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is directed to providing an optical system which is small and in which aberration such as chromatic aberration is excellently corrected, and an imaging apparatus including the optical system. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, an optical system includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit disposed in order from an object side to an image side, the second lens unit configured to move in focusing so that an interval between adjacent lens units among the first, second, and third lens units changes, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens G 1   p  disposed closest to the object side and a negative lens G 1   n  being a closest negative lens with respect to the object side, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:
 
0.02&lt;BF/ fG 1 p&lt; 0.14
 
2.00&lt;| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|&lt; 10.00
 
20.0&lt;ν dG 1 n&lt; 40.0
 
−0.1000&lt;θ gFG 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 1 n   3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 1 n   2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)&lt;−0.0010
 
where BF is a back focus of the optical system, fG 1   p  is a focal length of the positive lens G 1   p , fG 1   n  is a focal length of the negative lens G 1   n , νdG 1   n  is an Abbe number of a material of the negative lens G 1   n , and θgFG 1   n  is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens G 1   n.  
 
     Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a lens cross-sectional view of an optical system according to a first exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is aberration diagrams of the optical system according to the first exemplary embodiment when the optical system focuses on infinity. 
         FIG. 3  is a lens cross-sectional view of an optical system according to a second exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is aberration diagrams of the optical system according to the second exemplary embodiment when the optical system focuses on infinity. 
         FIG. 5  is a lens cross-sectional view of an optical system according to a third exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is aberration diagrams of the optical system according to the third exemplary embodiment when the optical system focuses on infinity. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram of a main part of an imaging apparatus. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Based on the attached drawings, exemplary embodiments of an optical system and an imaging apparatus including the optical system according to the present invention will be described in detail below. The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment includes a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit placed in order from an object side to an image side. The second lens unit moves in focusing, so that the interval between adjacent lens units among the lens units changes. A “lens unit” is a lens element that moves in an integrated manner in focusing. The “lens unit” may only need to include one or more lenses, and may not need to include a plurality of lenses. 
       FIGS. 1, 3, and 5  are cross-sectional views of optical systems according to first to third exemplary embodiments, respectively. The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment is an imaging lens system for use in an imaging apparatus such as a video camera, a digital camera, a silver halide film camera, or a television camera. In each lens cross-sectional view, the left is an object side (the front), and the right is an image side (the rear). Further, in the lens cross-sectional view, when j represents the order of lens units from the object side to the image side, Bj indicates a j-th lens unit. 
     In each exemplary embodiment, the cross-sectional view illustrates an aperture stop SP. In the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, the aperture stop SP is placed between a first lens unit B 1  and a second lens unit B 2 . 
     The cross-sectional view illustrates an image plane IP. When the optical system is used as an imaging optical system of a video camera or a digital camera, the image plane IP corresponds to a solid-state image sensor (a photoelectric conversion element) such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor. When the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment is used as an imaging optical system of a silver halide film camera, the image plane IP corresponds to a film surface. 
       FIGS. 2, 4, and 6  are aberration diagrams of the optical systems according to the first to third exemplary embodiments, respectively, when the optical systems focus on infinity. 
     In each spherical aberration diagram, Fno is an F-number and represents spherical aberration at the d-line (a wavelength of 587.6 nm) and the g-line (a wavelength of 435.8 nm). In each astigmatism diagram, S represents the amount of astigmatism on a sagittal image plane, and M represents the amount of astigmatism on a meridional image plane. Each distortion diagram illustrates distortion at the d-line. Each chromatic aberration diagram illustrates chromatic aberration at the g-line. ω represents an imaging half angle of view. 
     In the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, as indicated by an arrow in the lens cross-sectional view, the second lens unit B 2  moves to the image side in focusing from infinity to a close distance so that the interval between adjacent lens units among the lens units changes. That is, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, the second lens unit B 2  corresponds to a focus unit. 
     Further, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, as an image stabilization unit, some lenses of the optical system are moved in a direction having a component perpendicular to the optical axis, whereby it is possible to change the image formation position. Consequently, it is possible to correct image blurring. Any of the first lens unit B 1 , the second lens unit B 2 , and a third lens unit B 3  may be used as the image stabilization unit, or some lenses included in a particular lens unit may be used as the image stabilization unit. 
     In the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, a material having high dispersion and high anomalous dispersion is used for negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1 , thereby excellently correcting chromatic aberration. In a conventional ultra-telephoto lens, the material of positive lenses included in the first lens unit B 1  is appropriately set, thereby reducing the amount of occurrence of chromatic aberration. Thus, the effect of correcting chromatic aberration using the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1  is not sufficient. In response, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, a material having high dispersion and high anomalous dispersion is used for the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1 , thereby enhancing the effect of correcting chromatic aberration in the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1 , and excellently correcting chromatic aberration in the entirety of the optical system. 
     As parameters related to the correction of chromatic aberration in the optical system, an Abbe number νd and a partial dispersion ratio θgF are known. The Abbe number νd and the partial dispersion ratio θgF are represented by the following expressions:
 
ν d =( Nd− 1)/( NF−NC )
 
θ gF =( Ng−NF )/( NF−NC )
 
where the refractive indices of a material at the g-line (a wavelength of 435.8 nm), the F-line (486.1 nm), the C-line (656.3 nm), and the d-line (587.6 nm) are Ng, NF, NC, and Nd, respectively.
 
     Generally, a material having high dispersion is used as the material of a negative lens placed in a lens unit having positive refractive power as a whole, whereby it is possible to obtain the effect of correcting primary chromatic aberration. Further, a material having high anomalous dispersion is used as the material of a negative lens placed in a lens unit having positive refractive power as a whole, whereby it is possible to excellently correct secondary magnification chromatic aberration. 
     The anomalous dispersion of a material used for a lens is described. In the specification of the present application, an indicator ΔθgF of the strength of anomalous dispersion is defined by the following expression.
 
Δθ gF=θgF −(−1.665×10 −7   ×νd   3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νd   2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νd+ 0.7268)
 
     In many optical materials, the value of ΔθgF is a value near zero. The further away from zero the value of ΔθgF, the higher the anomalous dispersion of the material. 
     The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment satisfies the following expressions (1) to (4):
 
0.02&lt;BF/ fG 1 p&lt; 0.14  (1)
 
2.00&lt;| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|&lt; 10.00  (2)
 
20.00&lt;ν dG 1 n&lt; 40.00  (3)
 
−0.1000&lt;θ gFG 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 1 n   3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 1 n   2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)&lt;−0.0010  (4)
 
where the back focus of the optical system is BF, the focal length of a positive lens G 1   p  placed furthest on the object side among the positive lenses included in the first lens unit B 1  is fG 1   p , and the focal length, the Abbe number, and the partial dispersion ratio of a negative lens G 1   n  placed furthest on the object side among the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1  are fG 1   n , νdG 1   n , and θgFG 1   n , respectively.
 
     Conditional expression (1) defines the relationship between the back focus BF of the optical system and the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p . Conditional expression (1) is satisfied, whereby it is possible to achieve a small optical system having a short entire length. If BF/fG 1   p  exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (1), the back focus BF is too long. As a result, the optical system and the imaging apparatus to which the optical system is attached become large in the optical axis direction, which is not desirable. Further, if BF/fG 1   p  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (1), the back focus BF is too short. In this case, the diameter of a lens placed furthest on the image side of the optical system is too large. Thus, the diameter of a mount for attaching the optical system to the imaging apparatus becomes large. As a result, it is difficult to configure the optical system and the imaging apparatus to be small and light. Further, if the back focus BF is made so small that BF/fG 1   p  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (1), while the diameter of the final lens of the optical system is made small, the angle of incidence of the ray on the image sensor is large. As a result, image quality is likely to decrease particularly in the periphery of the image, which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (2) is a conditional expression defining the ratio between the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  and the focal length fG 1   n  of the negative lens G 1   n . If |fG 1   p /fG 1   n | falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (2), and the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  is short, the refractive power of the positive lens G 1   p  is too strong. Thus, a large amount of axial chromatic aberration occurs in the positive lens G 1   p , which is not desirable. To correct the axial chromatic aberration occurring in the positive lens G 1   p  using the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1 , it is necessary to increase the number of negative lenses. This makes the optical system heavy, which is not desirable. 
     Further, if |fG 1   p /fG 1   n | exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (2), and the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  is long, the refractive power of the positive lens G 1   p  is too weak. As a result, the positive lens G 1   p  cannot sufficiently converge light, and the effective diameter of a lens placed on the image side of the positive lens G 1   p  is large. This makes the optical system heavy, which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (3) is a conditional expression defining the Abbe number νdG 1   n  of the material of the negative lens G 1   n . A material having high dispersion is used as the material of the negative lens G 1   n  included in the first lens unit B 1  having positive refractive power, whereby it is possible to excellently correct primary chromatic aberration. If νdG 1   n  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (3), magnification chromatic aberration is excessively corrected in the negative lens G 1   n , which is not desirable. Further, if νdG 1   n  exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (3), it is difficult to sufficiently correct magnification chromatic aberration in the negative lens G 1   n , which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (4) is a conditional expression defining the anomalous dispersion ΔθgFG 1   n  of the material of the negative lens G 1   n . The negative lens G 1   n  is formed using a material having high anomalous dispersion, whereby it is possible to enhance the effect of correcting secondary magnification chromatic aberration. A material that falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (4) is less practical for an imaging optical system. If a material that exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (4) is used as the material of the negative lens G 1   n , it is difficult to sufficiently correct secondary magnification chromatic aberration, which is not desirable. 
     In the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, as a result of considering the balance of aberration correction in the entirety of the optical system, NBFD15 (manufactured by Hoya Corporation; νd=33.27, θgF=0.5883, and ΔθgF=−0.0019) is used as a material forming the negative lens G 1   n . The negative lens G 1   n  according to the present invention may be formed of a material satisfying both expressions (3) and (4). Examples of the material satisfying both expressions (3) and (4) include S-LAH79 (manufactured by Ohara Corporation; νd=28.27, θgF=0.5980, and ΔθgF=−0.0068). Alternatively, S-NBH56 (manufactured by Ohara Corporation; νd=24.80, θgF=0.6122, and ΔθgF=−0.0039) may be used. 
     In each exemplary embodiment, as described above, elements are appropriately set to satisfy conditional expressions (1) to (4). Consequently, it is possible to obtain an optical system which is small and in which aberration such as chromatic aberration is excellently corrected. 
     In each exemplary embodiment, it is desirable to set the numerical ranges of conditional expressions (1) to (4) as follows.
 
0.02&lt;BF/ fG 1 p&lt; 0.11  (1a)
 
2.50&lt;| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|&lt; 8.00  (2a)
 
21.00&lt;ν dG 1 n&lt; 39.00  (3a)
 
−0.0300&lt;θ gFG 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 1 n   3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 1 n   2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)&lt;−0.0013  (4a)
 
     Further, it is more desirable to set the numerical ranges of conditional expressions (1) to (4) as follows.
 
0.04&lt;BF/ fG 1 p&lt; 0.09  (1b)
 
2.20&lt;| fG 1 p/fG 1 n|&lt; 7.00  (2b)
 
23.00&lt;ν dG 1 n&lt; 36.00  (3b)
 
−0.0020&lt;θ gFG 1 n −(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 1 n   3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 1 n   2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 1 n+ 0.7268)&lt;−0.0015  (4b)
 
     As described above, a material having high anomalous dispersion is used as the material of the negative lens G 1   n , whereby the positive lenses included in the first lens unit B 1  can be placed relatively on the image side. Consequently, it is possible to effectively reduce the weight of the first lens unit B 1 . Thus, it is possible to both make the optical system small and excellently correct chromatic aberration. 
     Further, in each exemplary embodiment, it is more desirable to satisfy one or more of the following conditional expressions.
 
0.13&lt; D 12/ LD&lt; 0.50  (5)
 
1.50&lt; fG 1 p/fG 2&lt;5.00  (6)
 
ν dG 2&gt;73.00  (7)
 
0.0100&lt;θ gFG 2−(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 2 3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 2 2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 2+0.7268)&lt;0.1000  (8)
 
0.05&lt;BF/IH&lt;2.20  (9)
 
0.05&lt;BF/ fG 2&lt;0.23  (10)
 
1.02&lt;| fGkp/fGkn|&lt; 2.50  (11)
 
     In the above conditional expressions, the distance on the optical axis from a lens surface furthest on the object side of the first lens unit B 1  to the image plane is LD. Further, the distance on the optical axis between a lens G 2  placed adjacent to the positive lens G 1   p  on the image side and the positive lens G 1   p  is D12, the focal length of the lens G 2  is fG 2 , the Abbe number of the material of the lens G 2  is νdG 2 , and the partial dispersion ratio of the material of the lens G 2  is θgFG 2 . 
     Further, the maximum image height is IH. The maximum image height IH indicates half the diagonal length of the range of use of the image sensor used to form an output image. 
     Further, the focal length of a positive lens Gkp placed furthest on the image side among positive lenses included in the third lens unit B 3  is fGkp, and the focal length of a negative lens Gkn placed furthest on the image side among negative lenses included in the third lens unit B 3  is fGkn. 
     Conditional expression (5) is an expression defining the ratio between the distance D12 on the optical axis between the positive lens G 1   p  and the lens G 2  placed adjacent to the positive lens G 1   p  on the image side, and the entire lens length LD. If D12/LD falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (5), and the distance D12 between the positive lens G 1   p  and the lens G 2  is short, the effective diameter of the lens G 2  is large. Thus, the weight of the lens G 2  increases, which is not desirable. If D12/LD exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (5), and the distance D12 between the positive lens G 1   p  and the lens G 2  is long, it is difficult to correct spherical aberration and chromatic aberration occurring in the positive lens G 1   p  using the lens G 2  and lenses after that, which is not desirable. 
     Further, it is desirable that the lens G 2  should have positive refractive power. Two positive lenses are placed successively from furthest on the object side of the optical system, whereby it is possible to largely converge a ray passing through the lenses. As a result, the effective diameter of a lens placed further on the image side than the lens G 2  can be made small. Consequently, it is possible to make the entirety of the optical system lighter. 
     Conditional expression (6) is a conditional expression defining the ratio between the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  and the focal length fG 2  of the lens G 2 . If fG 1   p /fG 2  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (6), and the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  is short, the refractive power of the positive lens G 1   p  is too strong. Thus, a large amount of axial chromatic aberration occurs in the positive lens G 1   p , which is not desirable. To correct the axial chromatic aberration occurring in the positive lens G 1   p  using the negative lenses included in the first lens unit B 1 , it is necessary to increase the number of negative lenses. This makes the optical system heavy, which is not desirable. 
     Further, if fG 1   p /fG 2  exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (6), and the focal length fG 1   p  of the positive lens G 1   p  is long, the refractive power of the positive lens G 1   p  is too weak. As a result, the positive lens G 1   p  cannot sufficiently converge light, and the effective diameter of the lens placed on the image side of the positive lens G 1   p  is large. This makes the optical system heavy, which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (7) is a conditional expression defining the Abbe number νdG 2  of the material of the lens G 2 . If νdG 2  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (7), and the Abbe number νdG 2  is small, a large amount of chromatic aberration occurs in the lens G 2 , which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (8) is a conditional expression defining the anomalous dispersion of the material of the lens G 2 . The lens G 2  is formed using a material having high anomalous dispersion, whereby it is possible to enhance the effect of correcting secondary magnification chromatic aberration. A material that falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (8) is less practical as an optical material used for an imaging optical system. If a material that exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (8) is used as the material of the lens G 2 , it is difficult to sufficiently correct secondary magnification chromatic aberration, which is not desirable. 
     In the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, as a result of considering the balance of aberration correction in the entirety of the optical system, FCD100 (manufactured by Hoya Corporation; νd=95.10, θgF=0.5334, and ΔθgF=0.0162) is used as a material forming the lens G 2 . Examples of another material satisfying both expressions (7) and (8) include S-FPL53 (manufactured by Ohara Corporation; νd=94.93, θgF=0.5340, and ΔθgF=0.0168). Alternatively, S-FPL51 (manufactured by Ohara Corporation; νd=81.54, θgF=0.5375, and ΔθgF=0.0168) may be used. 
     Conditional expression (9) is a relational expression between the back focus BF of the optical system and the maximum image height IH. If BF/IH exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (9), the entire length is too long. Thus, the weight of a mechanical member (a lens barrel) for holding the optical system is great. Thus, it is difficult to make the optical system light. Further, if BF/IH falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (9), the back focus BF is too short. In this case, the diameter of the lens placed furthest on the image side of the optical system is too large. Thus, the diameter of the mount for attaching the optical system to the imaging apparatus becomes large. As a result, it is difficult to configure the optical system and the imaging apparatus to be small and light. Further, if the back focus BF is made so small that BF/IH falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (9), while the diameter of the final lens of the optical system is made small, the angle of incidence of the ray on the image sensor is large. As a result, image quality is likely to decrease particularly in the periphery of the image, which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (10) is a relational expression between the back focus BF of the optical system and the focal length fG 2  of the lens G 2 . If BF/fG 2  exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (10), the entire length is too long. Thus, the weight of the mechanical member (the lens barrel) for holding the optical system is great. Thus, it is difficult to make the optical system light. Further, if BF/fG 2  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (10), the back focus BF is too short. In this case, the diameter of the lens placed furthest on the image side of the optical system is too large. Thus, the diameter of the mount for attaching the optical system to the imaging apparatus becomes large. As a result, it is difficult to configure the optical system and the imaging apparatus to be small and light. Further, if the back focus BF is made so small that BF/fG 2  falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (10), while the diameter of the final lens of the optical system is made small, the angle of incidence of the ray on the image sensor is large. As a result, image quality is likely to decrease particularly in the periphery of the image, which is not desirable. 
     Conditional expression (11) defines the relationship between the focal length fGkp of the positive lens Gkp located furthest on the image side among the positive lenses of the third lens unit B 3 , and the focal length fGkn of the negative lens Gkn located furthest on the image side among the negative lenses of the third lens unit B 3 . Conditional expression (11) is satisfied, whereby it is possible to excellently correct distortion and magnification chromatic aberration while shortening the entire length of the optical system. 
     If |fGkp/fGkn| exceeds the upper limit of conditional expression (11), this is advantageous for shortening the entire length of the optical system, but the correction of distortion and magnification chromatic aberration is likely to be insufficient, which is not desirable. 
     If |fGkp/fGkn| falls below the lower limit of conditional expression (11), field curvature and distortion are large, which is not desirable. 
     It is desirable to set the numerical ranges of conditional expressions (5) to (11) as follows.
 
0.15&lt; D 12/ LD&lt; 0.45  (5a)
 
1.55&lt; fG 1 p/fG 2&lt;4.50  (6a)
 
ν dG 2&gt;80.00  (7a)
 
0.0120&lt;θ gFG 2−(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 2 3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 2 2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 2+0.7268)&lt;0.0600  (8a)
 
0.06&lt;BF/IH&lt;2.00  (9a)
 
0.06&lt;BF/ fG 2&lt;0.21  (10a)
 
1.04 &lt;|fGkp/fGkn|&lt; 2.20  (11a)
 
     It is more desirable to set the numerical ranges of conditional expressions (5) to (11) as follows.
 
0.17&lt; D 12/ LD&lt; 0.40  (5b)
 
1.60&lt; fG 1 p/fG 2&lt;4.00  (6b)
 
ν dG 2&gt;90.00  (7b)
 
0.0150&lt;θ gFG 2−(−1.665×10 −7   ×νdG 2 3 +5.213×10 −5   ×νdG 2 2 −5.656×10 −3   ×νdG 2+0.7268)&lt;0.0170  (8b)
 
0.07&lt;BF/IH&lt;1.80  (9b)
 
0.07&lt;BF/ fG 2&lt;0.20  (10b)
 
1.06 &lt;|fGkp/fGkn|&lt; 1.90  (11b)
 
     It is desirable that the second lens unit B 2  that moves in focusing should include a single negative lens. Consequently, it is possible to make a mechanism for driving the second lens unit B 2  small and light. Further, this facilitates quick focusing. 
     Further, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, it is desirable that the first lens unit B 1  should be immovable in focusing. The first lens unit B 1  placed furthest on the object side among the lens units included in the optical system has a large effective diameter and is heavy. To move the first lens unit B 1  having great weight in focusing, a large driving mechanism is required, and this makes the optical system and the imaging apparatus including the optical system heavy, which is not desirable. 
     Further, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, it is desirable that the third lens unit B 3  should include a positive lens and a negative lens in order from the image plane side. That is, it is desirable that the third lens unit B 3  should include the positive lens Gkp placed furthest on the image side and the negative lens Gkn placed adjacent to the positive lens Gkp on the object side. A configuration is employed in which furthest on the image plane side of the optical system, a negative lens and a positive lens are placed in order from the object side, whereby it is possible to make the angle of incidence on the imaging surface small. This can suppress a decrease in the amount of light and a decrease in image quality in a peripheral portion of the image, which are problems in a case where a CMOS sensor or a CCD sensor is used as the image sensor. 
     Further, in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, it is desirable that both the second lens unit B 2  and the third lens unit B 3  should have negative refractive power. This can strengthen the tendency of telephoto-type power arrangement and shorten the entire length of the optical system. 
     Next, first to third numerical exemplary embodiments corresponding to the first to third exemplary embodiments, respectively, are illustrated. In each numerical exemplary embodiment, i represents the order of optical surfaces from the object side. ri represents the radius of curvature of an i-th optical surface (an i-th surface). di represents the interval between the i-th surface and an (i+1)-th surface when the optical system focuses on infinity. ndi and νdi represent the refractive index and the Abbe number, respectively, of the material of an i-th optical member at the d-line. Regarding the change in the interval between lens surfaces, the interval between the lens surfaces when the optical system focuses on infinity and the interval between the lens surfaces when the optical system focuses on the closest distance are illustrated. 
     In each numerical exemplary embodiment, the back focus (BF) represents the distance from a surface furthest on the image side of the optical system to the image plane as an air-converted length. 
     In each exemplary embodiment, protective glass for protecting a lens may be placed on the object side of the first lens unit B 1 . Further, protective glass or a low-pass filter may be placed between a lens placed furthest on the image plane side and the image plane. In the specification of the present application, optical members placed furthest on the object side of the optical system and furthest on the image side of the optical system and having extremely weak refractive power, such as protective glass and a low-pass filter, are not treated as lenses included in the optical system. An optical member having “extremely weak refractive power” refers to an optical member of which the absolute value of the focal length is five or more times the focal length of the entirety of the optical system. 
     In a case where an optical member having extremely weak refractive power is placed between the optical system and the image sensor, the value of the back focus BF is used when the value of the optical member having extremely weak refractive power placed between the optical system and the image sensor is an air-converted value. 
     First Numerical Exemplary Embodiment 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 135.17 
               
               
                  2 
                 2382.509 
                 111.80 
                   
                   
                 134.54 
               
               
                  3 
                 102.362 
                 15.74 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 89.59 
               
               
                  4 
                 −468.113 
                 0.00 
                   
                   
                 87.76 
               
               
                  5 
                 −468.113 
                 1.50 
                 1.80610 
                 33.3 
                 87.76 
               
               
                  6 
                 114.870 
                 2.04 
                   
                   
                 83.37 
               
               
                  7 
                 100.771 
                 11.33 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 83.11 
               
               
                  8 
                 ∞ 
                 16.95 
                   
                   
                 82.34 
               
               
                  9 
                 82.389 
                 5.78 
                 1.89286 
                 20.4 
                 70.56 
               
               
                 10 
                 140.543 
                 0.20 
                   
                   
                 69.07 
               
               
                 11 
                 73.987 
                 2.00 
                 1.83400 
                 37.2 
                 65.93 
               
               
                 12 
                 42.707 
                 11.70 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 59.92 
               
               
                 13 
                 117.076 
                 7.33 
                   
                   
                 57.82 
               
               
                 14 (Stop) 
                 ∞ 
                 5.00 
                   
                   
                 54.98 
               
               
                 15 
                 2203.612 
                 1.60 
                 1.61800 
                 63.4 
                 51.02 
               
               
                 16 
                 70.804 
                 55.04 
                   
                   
                 48.37 
               
               
                 17 
                 90.626 
                 1.40 
                 1.89286 
                 20.4 
                 33.99 
               
               
                 18 
                 63.622 
                 6.17 
                 1.51742 
                 52.4 
                 33.76 
               
               
                 19 
                 −141.334 
                 1.00 
                   
                   
                 33.75 
               
               
                 20 
                 62.995 
                 6.11 
                 1.80610 
                 33.3 
                 33.21 
               
               
                 21 
                 −112.871 
                 1.20 
                 1.53775 
                 74.7 
                 32.36 
               
               
                 22 
                 28.360 
                 7.05 
                   
                   
                 29.59 
               
               
                 23 
                 −61.753 
                 1.20 
                 1.72916 
                 54.7 
                 29.57 
               
               
                 24 
                 49.029 
                 1.23 
                   
                   
                 30.62 
               
               
                 25 
                 58.720 
                 3.29 
                 1.65412 
                 39.7 
                 31.53 
               
               
                 26 
                 384.248 
                 6.25 
                   
                   
                 31.95 
               
               
                 27 
                 51.293 
                 12.56 
                 1.64769 
                 33.8 
                 36.97 
               
               
                 28 
                 −41.167 
                 1.70 
                 1.80810 
                 22.8 
                 36.94 
               
               
                 29 
                 −94.283 
                 8.00 
                   
                   
                 37.29 
               
               
                 30 
                 −67.868 
                 2.00 
                 1.85025 
                 30.1 
                 35.98 
               
               
                 31 
                 65.755 
                 1.00 
                   
                   
                 37.10 
               
               
                 32 
                 54.455 
                 8.04 
                 1.56732 
                 42.8 
                 38.88 
               
               
                 33 
                 −98.899 
                 31.01 
                   
                   
                 39.42 
               
               
                 Image plane 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Types Of Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Focal length 
                 392.00 
               
               
                   
                 F-number 
                 2.90 
               
               
                   
                 Angle of view 
                 3.16 
               
               
                   
                 Image height 
                 21.64 
               
               
                   
                 Entire lens length 
                 360.03 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 31.01 
               
               
                   
                 Entrance pupil position 
                 379.29 
               
               
                   
                 Exit pupil position 
                 −96.96 
               
               
                   
                 Front principal point position 
                 −429.43 
               
               
                   
                 Rear principal point position 
                 −360.99 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Lens Unit Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Front 
                 Rear 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Lens 
                 principal 
                 principal 
               
               
                   
                 Start 
                 Focal 
                 configuration 
                 point 
                 point 
               
               
                 Unit 
                 surface 
                 length 
                 length 
                 position 
                 position 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 183.77 
                 199.18 
                 99.64 
                 −110.90 
               
               
                 2 
                 15 
                 −118.41 
                 1.60 
                 1.02 
                 0.03 
               
               
                 3 
                 17 
                 −2011.18 
                 68.20 
                 252.67 
                 174.19 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Single Lens Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Lens 
                 Start surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 383.77 
               
               
                 2 
                 3 
                 193.83 
               
               
                 3 
                 5 
                 −114.29 
               
               
                 4 
                 7 
                 230.60 
               
               
                 5 
                 9 
                 213.02 
               
               
                 6 
                 11 
                 −124.75 
               
               
                 7 
                 12 
                 146.82 
               
               
                 8 
                 15 
                 −118.41 
               
               
                 9 
                 17 
                 −245.13 
               
               
                 10 
                 18 
                 85.67 
               
               
                 11 
                 20 
                 50.95 
               
               
                 12 
                 21 
                 −42.02 
               
               
                 13 
                 23 
                 −37.31 
               
               
                 14 
                 25 
                 105.54 
               
               
                 15 
                 27 
                 37.25 
               
               
                 16 
                 28 
                 −91.74 
               
               
                 17 
                 30 
                 −39.01 
               
               
                 18 
                 32 
                 63.10 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Second Numerical Exemplary Embodiment 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Effective 
               
               
                 number 
                 r 
                 d 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 diameter 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 
                 246.184 
                 9.84 
                 1.59349 
                 67.0 
                 118.93 
               
               
                  2 
                 7777.408 
                 144.07 
                   
                   
                 118.42 
               
               
                  3 
                 90.915 
                 12.21 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 74.98 
               
               
                  4 
                 −527.016 
                 0.00 
                   
                   
                 73.66 
               
               
                  5 
                 −527.016 
                 1.85 
                 1.80610 
                 33.3 
                 73.66 
               
               
                  6 
                 112.626 
                 0.14 
                   
                   
                 70.68 
               
               
                  7 
                 80.019 
                 8.30 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 70.47 
               
               
                  8 
                 289.154 
                 26.22 
                   
                   
                 69.69 
               
               
                  9 
                 73.539 
                 3.98 
                 1.92286 
                 18.9 
                 57.85 
               
               
                 10 
                 116.802 
                 0.15 
                   
                   
                 56.90 
               
               
                 11 
                 84.384 
                 2.10 
                 1.83481 
                 42.7 
                 55.90 
               
               
                 12 
                 39.915 
                 11.42 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 51.21 
               
               
                 13 
                 217.108 
                 6.41 
                   
                   
                 49.52 
               
               
                 14 (Stop) 
                 ∞ 
                 3.77 
                   
                   
                 46.57 
               
               
                 15 
                 449.487 
                 1.60 
                 1.59522 
                 67.7 
                 44.02 
               
               
                 16 
                 69.954 
                 46.69 
                   
                   
                 42.28 
               
               
                 17 
                 200.917 
                 1.30 
                 1.89286 
                 20.4 
                 30.60 
               
               
                 18 
                 38.569 
                 4.77 
                 1.80610 
                 33.3 
                 29.82 
               
               
                 19 
                 −622.316 
                 1.03 
                   
                   
                 29.52 
               
               
                 20 
                 86.674 
                 4.54 
                 1.66680 
                 33.0 
                 28.63 
               
               
                 21 
                 −56.951 
                 1.30 
                 1.59522 
                 67.7 
                 28.06 
               
               
                 22 
                 48.644 
                 2.97 
                   
                   
                 26.48 
               
               
                 23 
                 −148.460 
                 1.10 
                 1.77250 
                 49.6 
                 26.54 
               
               
                 24 
                 72.673 
                 4.75 
                   
                   
                 26.94 
               
               
                 25 
                 68.402 
                 3.23 
                 1.76182 
                 26.5 
                 29.85 
               
               
                 26 
                 −451.612 
                 44.09 
                   
                   
                 30.00 
               
               
                 27 
                 54.085 
                 4.62 
                 1.66565 
                 35.6 
                 36.58 
               
               
                 28 
                 359.236 
                 1.60 
                 1.92286 
                 20.9 
                 36.20 
               
               
                 29 
                 86.966 
                 17.75 
                   
                   
                 35.63 
               
               
                 30 
                 −68.784 
                 1.60 
                 1.72916 
                 54.7 
                 35.92 
               
               
                 31 
                 238.667 
                 1.00 
                   
                   
                 37.04 
               
               
                 32 
                 206.217 
                 4.27 
                 1.58144 
                 40.8 
                 37.66 
               
               
                 33 
                 −83.915 
                 33.39 
                   
                   
                 37.99 
               
               
                 Image plane 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Types of Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Focal length 
                 490.00 
               
               
                   
                 F-number 
                 4.12 
               
               
                   
                 Angle of view 
                 2.53 
               
               
                   
                 Image height 
                 21.64 
               
               
                   
                 Entire lens length 
                 412.08 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 33.39 
               
               
                   
                 Entrance pupil position 
                 463.65 
               
               
                   
                 Exit pupil position 
                 −117.91 
               
               
                   
                 Front principal point position 
                 −633.29 
               
               
                   
                 Rear principal point position 
                 −456.61 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Lens Unit Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Front 
                 Rear 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Lens 
                 principal 
                 principal 
               
               
                   
                 Start 
                 Focal 
                 configuration 
                 point 
                 point 
               
               
                 Unit 
                 surface 
                 length 
                 length 
                 position 
                 position 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 206.83 
                 226.69 
                 130.87 
                 −127.55 
               
               
                 2 
                 15 
                 −139.41 
                 1.60 
                 1.19 
                 0.19 
               
               
                 3 
                 17 
                 −556.34 
                 99.94 
                 59.24 
                 −25.69 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Single Lens Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Lens 
                 Start surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                 Lens 
                 Start surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 428.16 
               
               
                 2 
                 3 
                 178.51 
               
               
                 3 
                 5 
                 −114.97 
               
               
                 4 
                 7 
                 250.15 
               
               
                 5 
                 9 
                 206.04 
               
               
                 6 
                 11 
                 −92.72 
               
               
                 7 
                 12 
                 109.76 
               
               
                 8 
                 15 
                 −139.41 
               
               
                 9 
                 17 
                 −53.66 
               
               
                 10 
                 18 
                 45.20 
               
               
                 11 
                 20 
                 52.20 
               
               
                 12 
                 21 
                 −43.88 
               
               
                 13 
                 23 
                 −63.02 
               
               
                 14 
                 25 
                 78.19 
               
               
                 15 
                 27 
                 95.08 
               
               
                 16 
                 28 
                 −124.69 
               
               
                 17 
                 30 
                 −73.07 
               
               
                 18 
                 32 
                 103.14 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Third Numerical Exemplary Embodiment 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Effective 
               
               
                 number 
                 r 
                 d 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 diameter 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 
                 337.123 
                 11.90 
                 1.59349 
                 67.0 
                 142.72 
               
               
                  2 
                 −2141.571 
                 163.62 
                   
                   
                 142.22 
               
               
                  3 
                 122.803 
                 16.05 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 90.55 
               
               
                  4 
                 −259.830 
                 0.00 
                   
                   
                 88.96 
               
               
                  5 
                 −259.830 
                 1.60 
                 1.80610 
                 33.3 
                 88.96 
               
               
                  6 
                 155.285 
                 0.15 
                   
                   
                 85.83 
               
               
                  7 
                 92.998 
                 10.91 
                 1.43387 
                 95.1 
                 85.67 
               
               
                  8 
                 356.639 
                 44.95 
                   
                   
                 84.69 
               
               
                  9 
                 82.341 
                 5.68 
                 1.84666 
                 23.9 
                 66.50 
               
               
                 10 
                 174.332 
                 0.15 
                   
                   
                 65.45 
               
               
                 11 
                 120.575 
                 2.00 
                 1.80420 
                 46.5 
                 64.32 
               
               
                 12 
                 44.732 
                 14.19 
                 1.43700 
                 95.1 
                 58.51 
               
               
                 13 
                 682.520 
                 17.80 
                   
                   
                 56.74 
               
               
                 14 (Stop) 
                 ∞ 
                 3.30 
                   
                   
                 45.94 
               
               
                 15 
                 377.336 
                 1.60 
                 1.59349 
                 67.0 
                 43.47 
               
               
                 16 
                 61.273 
                 24.90 
                   
                   
                 41.50 
               
               
                 17 
                 214.060 
                 1.50 
                 1.89286 
                 20.4 
                 35.71 
               
               
                 18 
                 49.453 
                 5.28 
                 1.73800 
                 32.3 
                 34.86 
               
               
                 19 
                 −421.466 
                 0.97 
                   
                   
                 34.55 
               
               
                 20 
                 84.928 
                 4.22 
                 1.80518 
                 25.5 
                 33.47 
               
               
                 21 
                 −117.310 
                 1.30 
                 1.59349 
                 67.0 
                 32.93 
               
               
                 22 
                 47.131 
                 4.55 
                   
                   
                 30.55 
               
               
                 23 
                 −106.050 
                 1.30 
                 1.81600 
                 46.6 
                 30.22 
               
               
                 24 
                 94.264 
                 3.59 
                   
                   
                 30.00 
               
               
                 25 
                 67.803 
                 5.46 
                 1.85478 
                 24.8 
                 30.63 
               
               
                 26 
                 3886.804 
                 50.06 
                   
                   
                 30.13 
               
               
                 27 
                 72.986 
                 9.82 
                 1.63980 
                 34.5 
                 33.25 
               
               
                 28 
                 −57.663 
                 1.60 
                 1.89286 
                 20.4 
                 32.74 
               
               
                 29 
                 223.691 
                 22.76 
                   
                   
                 32.73 
               
               
                 30 
                 −78.575 
                 1.60 
                 1.53775 
                 74.7 
                 35.35 
               
               
                 31 
                 53.409 
                 1.00 
                   
                   
                 37.05 
               
               
                 32 
                 52.308 
                 9.05 
                 1.51742 
                 52.4 
                 38.24 
               
               
                 33 
                 −84.502 
                 33.21 
                   
                   
                 39.00 
               
               
                 Image plane 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Types of Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Focal length 
                 588.00 
               
               
                   
                 F-number 
                 4.12 
               
               
                   
                 Angle of view 
                 2.11 
               
               
                   
                 Image height 
                 21.64 
               
               
                   
                 Entire lens length 
                 476.08 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 33.21 
               
               
                   
                 Entrance pupil position 
                 705.95 
               
               
                   
                 Exit pupil position 
                 −142.39 
               
               
                   
                 Front principal point position 
                 −675.02 
               
               
                   
                 Rear principal point position 
                 −554.79 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Lens Unit Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Front 
                 Rear 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Lens 
                 principal 
                 principal 
               
               
                   
                 Start 
                 Focal 
                 configuration 
                 point 
                 point 
               
               
                 Unit 
                 surface 
                 length 
                 length 
                 position 
                 position 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 234.60 
                 289.00 
                 193.11 
                 −160.97 
               
               
                 2 
                 15 
                 −123.49 
                 1.60 
                 1.20 
                 0.20 
               
               
                 3 
                 17 
                 −1500.00 
                 124.07 
                 −7.97 
                 −121.60 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Single Lens Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Lens 
                 Start surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                 Lens 
                 Start surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 491.66 
               
               
                 2 
                 3 
                 193.29 
               
               
                 3 
                 5 
                 −120.37 
               
               
                 4 
                 7 
                 286.37 
               
               
                 5 
                 9 
                 179.23 
               
               
                 6 
                 11 
                 −89.48 
               
               
                 7 
                 12 
                 108.80 
               
               
                 8 
                 15 
                 −123.49 
               
               
                 9 
                 17 
                 −72.34 
               
               
                 10 
                 18 
                 60.26 
               
               
                 11 
                 20 
                 61.76 
               
               
                 12 
                 21 
                 −56.49 
               
               
                 13 
                 23 
                 −60.98 
               
               
                 14 
                 25 
                 80.68 
               
               
                 15 
                 27 
                 51.87 
               
               
                 16 
                 28 
                 −51.21 
               
               
                 17 
                 30 
                 −58.88 
               
               
                 18 
                 32 
                 63.88 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The following table 1 collectively illustrates various values in the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment. In table 1, ΔθgFG 1   n  is the value of θgFG 1   n −(−1.665×10 −7 ×νdG 1   n   3 +5.213×10 −5 ×νdG 1   n   2 −5.656×10 −3 ×νdG 1   n +0.7268). Further, ΔθgFG 2  is the value of θgFG 2 −(−1.665×10 −7 ×νdG 2   3 +5.213×10 −5 ×νdG 2   2 −5.656×10 −3 ×νdG 2 +0.7268). 
                                     TABLE 1                       First   Second   Third           exemplary   exemplary   exemplary           embodiment   embodiment   embodiment                                                            f   392.000   490.000   588.000           fG1p   383.774   428.158   491.657           fG2   193.834   178.506   193.291           fG1n   −114.292   −114.968   −120.369           BF   31.015   33.390   33.207           LD   360.029   412.085   476.081           D12   111.800   144.071   163.622           IH   21.640   21.640   21.640           θgFG1n   0.5883   0.5883   0.5883           θgFG2   0.5334   0.5334   0.5334       (1)   BF/fG1p   0.081   0.078   0.068       (2)   |fGp1/fG1n|   3.358   3.724   4.085       (3)   νdG1n   33.27   33.27   33.27       (4)   ΔθgFG1n   −0.0019   −0.0019   −0.0019       (5)   D12/LD   0.311   0.350   0.344       (6)   fG1p/fG2   1.980   2.399   2.544       (7)   νdG2   95.10   95.10   95.10       (8)   ΔθgFG2   0.0162   0.0162   0.0162       (9)   BF/IH   1.433   1.543   1.535       (10)   BF/fG2   0.160   0.187   0.172       (11)   |fGkp/fGkn|   1.618   1.412   1.085                    
[Imaging Apparatus]
 
     Next, with reference to  FIG. 7 , a description is given of a digital still camera (an imaging apparatus) in which the optical system according to each of the above exemplary embodiments is used as an imaging optical system.  FIG. 7  illustrates a camera main body  10  and an imaging optical system  11 , which includes the optical system according to any of the first to third exemplary embodiments. A solid-state image sensor (photoelectric conversion element)  12 , such as a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor, is built into the camera main body  10  and receives light of an object image formed by the imaging optical system  11 . 
     As described above, the optical system according to each exemplary embodiment is applied to an imaging apparatus such as a digital still camera, whereby it is possible to obtain an imaging apparatus which is light and in which aberration such as chromatic aberration is excellently corrected. 
     While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions. 
     This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-223150, filed Nov. 20, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.