Nikon Corporation

The University of Tokyo

Tatsunori Kawashima

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Kohei Yoshimoto

Motoi Ueda

Atsunobu Masuno

Hiroyuki Inoue

An optical glass includes, in terms of mol % of cations, a total amount of La, Y, and Gdcomponents falling within a range of from 5% to 65% and a total amount of Zr, Hf, and Tacomponents falling within a range of from 5% to 65%, and a relationship expressed in Expression (1) given below is satisfied. (La+Y+Gd)×(Zr+Hf+Ta)≥400(%).

Optical glass, optical element composed of optical glass, optical system interchangeable lens, and optical device

Provided is optical glass containing, in terms of mol % of cations: 10 to 60% of a Lacomponent; more than 0% and up to 75% of a Gacomponent; and 5 to 75% of a Nbcomponent, in which a total amount of the Lacomponent, Gacomponent, and Nbcomponent is 60 to 100%.

Optical glass, optical element including optical glass, and optical apparatus

An optical glass includes, in terms of mol % of cations, a total amount of La, Y, and Gdcomponents falling within a range of from 5% to 65% and a total amount of Zr, Hf, and Tacomponents failing within a range of from 5% to 65%, and a relationship expressed in Expression (1) given below is satisfied. (La+Y+Gd)&#xd7;(ZrHf+Ta)&#x2265;400(%).

To provide an optical glass which has a unique combination of anomalous dispersibility in a visible range with that in a near-infrared range. Provided is an optical glass containing respective components of SiOfrom 14 to 26% by mass, BOfrom 9 to 16% by mass, and LaOfrom 10 to 42% by mass as essential components, and containing respective components of ZnO, YO, ZrO, TaO, LiO, and NaO as optional components, and satisfying respective relationships of SiO+BOfrom 28 to 36% by mass, ZrO+TaOfrom 6 to 16% by mass, LaO+YO+ZnO from 43 to 59% by mass, and LiO+NaO from 2 to 14% by mass.

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Sagamihara, Japan

Tatsunori Kawashima