Glass selection tends to be both a science and an art. It is the intent of this paper to remove the j!P]xl0vOZ
"mystique" surrounding glass selection, primarily based on the chromatic properties of the glass, 'e> 0*hF[
and to show via careful parametric analyses how we can optimally select glasses for lenses of 7].FdjT.
different f/numbers, spectral bands, and performance requirements. The important roles of uD' '0G\
refractive index and Abbe number as well as partial dispersion will be considered. Using the %<8lLRl
SCHOTT glass map, six separate and identifiable regions along with glasses within each region l ;SqjkN
will be discussed. The goal for this paper is to make glass selection easier to understand.
