Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens including nine lenses, the nine lenses from an object side to an image side being: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens with a negative refractive power, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?4.50?f1/f??2.00; 5.50?d5/d6?32.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of large apertures, wide-angle and ultra-thin.

Abstract: Disclosed are a zoom lens, a zoom method and a terminal. The zoom lens includes n lens groups, n reflecting elements and n imaging planes, where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The n lens groups and an n-th imaging plane are arranged sequentially along an optical axis. A first reflecting element is configured to receive and reflect first incident light to a first lens group. An i-th imaging plane is arranged between an i-th lens group and an (i+1)-th lens group, where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than n. A j-th reflecting element is disposed between a (j?1)-th lens group and a j-th lens group, and is configured to be moved and/or rotated to enable the zoom lens to zoom, where j is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to n.

Abstract: A display has an image generator; a partially transmissive mirror having a curved surface; a beam splitter to reflect incident light toward the curved surface; and an optical image relay that defines a path to relay light to a curved focal surface of a partially transmissive mirror, the curved focal surface is between a curved reflective surface of the partial mirror and the beam splitter. A prism has a folding surface in the optical path for light from the image generator, wherein an aperture stop for the relay lies within the prism. A first plano-aspheric lens, against the prism input surface, guides light from the image generator toward the folding surface; a second plano-aspheric lens, in optical contact against the prism output surface, directs light to the curved focal surface. The relay, curved mirror, and beam splitter form an exit pupil for viewing the scene with a 2D image superimposed.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a projection optical system that projects an image displayed on an image display surface of an image display element in an enlarged manner on a projection receiving surface as a projection image, the projection optical system comprising: a refractive optical system and a refractive/reflective optical element arranged in sequence from near the image display surface toward the projection receiving surface, wherein the refractive optical system includes a plurality of lenses, wherein the refractive/reflective optical element includes an optical element unit that includes a reflection surface member including a reflection surface, and a refractive medium portion that is in tight contact with the reflection surface, the refractive medium portion includes an incidence surface and an emergence surface, and the reflection surface is a curved surface having refractive power, and wherein an image-forming light beam emerging from the refractive optical system is caused to enter the

Abstract: In an embodiment, an augmented reality display is provided that incorporates a prescription lens for the wearer. In an embodiment, an image is generated from a display and directed into the edge of the prescription lens, and the lens acts as a waveguide. The image is internally reflected within the prescription lens, and is directed to the wearer by an image combiner embedded within the prescription lens. In an embodiment, the augmented reality display can be adjusted for many common vision problems including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lens array comprises a plurality of lens elements. Each of the plurality of lens elements comprises a boundary surface of two layers with different refractive indices, and an actuator configured to deform the boundary surface.

Abstract: An image forming optical system consists of a first optical system and a second optical system in order from a magnification side. An intermediate image is formed between the first optical system and the second optical system. Among the aspherical lenses included in the first optical system, a specific lens, which is the aspherical lens closest to the intermediate image on the optical path, has a meniscus shape of which a surface is convex toward the reduction side in a paraxial region. The image forming optical system satisfies a maximum image height, a focal length, and predetermined conditional expressions for the specific lens.

Abstract: A compact zooming optical system, an optical apparatus and a method for manufacturing the zooming optical system having a vibration reduction function, a high zooming ratio, a wide-angle view and superb optical performance are provided, the system including, in order from an object side: a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having negative refractive power; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2, a distance between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3 and a distance between the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 being respectively varied; the third lens group G3 having, in order from the object side, a first segment group G31 having positive refractive power and a second segment group G32; the second segment group G32 being m

Abstract: A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth lenses. The first and second lenses are with negative refractive power and include a convex surface facing an object side and a concave surface facing an image side respectively. The third lens is a biconcave lens with negative refractive power. The fourth and fifth lenses are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power. The sixth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The seventh lens is with negative refractive power and includes a concave surface facing the object side. The eighth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The ninth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side.

Abstract: A zoom lens ZL includes: a first lens unit L1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit L2 having a negative refractive power, and a third lens unit L3 having a positive refractive power, an N?1th lens unit, and an Nth lens unit, the lens units being arranged in order from an object side to an image side. The N?1th lens unit and the Nth lens unit are located on the image side with respect to an aperture stop SP.

Abstract: A zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group, a negative moving lens group, a first positive moving lens group, a second positive moving lens group, and a subsequent lens group including a stop. During zooming, the first lens group is not moved, and the negative moving lens group, the first positive moving lens group, and the second positive moving lens group are moved. The first positive moving lens group consists of a positive single lens and a cemented lens obtained by cementing a positive lens and a negative lens. The zoom lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.

Abstract: Actuators for actuating a lens in a folded camera, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including such folded cameras. The actuators actuate a lens having a lens optical axis for auto-focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) and comprise a stationary sub-assembly that includes an OIS coil having an OIS coil plane and an AF coil having an AF coil plane, and a lens actuating sub-assembly movable relative to the stationary sub-assembly with a lens holder holding the lens, wherein the OIS coil plane is perpendicular to the AF coil plane and wherein the lens optical axis lies between the OIS coil plane and the AF coil plane. Some actuators have a design using VCM actuation and a reduced height due to top and/or bottom openings in actuator envelopes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneous focal length control and achromatic computational imaging with quartic metasurfaces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an imaging system includes: a first metalens having a plurality of first nanoposts carried by a first substrate; a second metalens having a plurality of second nanoposts carried by a second substrate; and a source of light configured to emit light toward the first metalens and the second metalens. The first metalens is transversely offset with respect to the second metalens.

Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens including, from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power; a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power; a seventh lens unit having a positive refractive power; and an eighth lens unit having a negative refractive power, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed for zooming.

Abstract: The endoscope objective optical system includes in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. A lens surface positioned nearest to an image side in the second lens group is a concave surface which is directed toward the image side. The second lens group moves along an optical axis.

Abstract: A zoom lens including in order from an object side: a positive first unit including negative and positive lenses, a positive second unit, a negative third unit, a positive fourth unit, and a rear lens group, wherein at a time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the first unit moves to the object side, a space between the first and second units increases, and a space between the second and third units increases, and a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, a zoom lens length at the telephoto end, a change amount of the space between the first and second units during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, a change amount of the space between the second and third units during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: This disclosure provides devices, methods, computer-readable medium, and means for spatial alignment transform. In some aspects, a device may perform operations including capturing a first image of a scene using a first sensor at a first zoom ratio, capturing a second image of the scene using a second sensor at a second zoom ratio, the first image having a different field-of-view (FOV) than the second image, determining a translation matrix based on one or more spatial misalignments between the first image and the second image, determining a confidence associated with the translation matrix, in response to the confidence being greater than a confidence threshold, determining a weighting factor based on the first zoom ratio, the second zoom ratio, and a current zoom ratio of the device, applying the weighting factor to the translation matrix, and warping the first image to the second image using the weighted translation matrix.

Abstract: A zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a front-side lens group; an intermediate lens group having positive refractive power; and a rear-side lens group. The front-side lens group is composed of one or more lens groups and has a negative lens group. At least part of the intermediate lens group is a focusing lens group. The rear-side lens group is composed of one or more lens groups. Upon zooming, distances between the first lens group and the front-side lens group, between the front-side lens group and the intermediate lens group, and between the intermediate lens group and the rear-side lens group change. At least one of the following conditional expressions is satisfied: 0.010<fF/fXR<10.000 2.250<TLW/ZD1<10.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an objective (10) for imaging an object field of view of 10° onto an imager (12), the objective (10) comprising in order of the propagating direction: —a first lens unit (U1) comprising several lenses, the first lens unit (U1) having a positive first focal length and a first dimension inferior to 15 millimeters, —a bending mirror (M) adapted to bend at a 90° angle, —a liquid lens (LL), and —a second lens unit (U2) comprising several lenses, the second lens unit (U2) having a positive second focal length and a second dimension, the ratio between the first focal length and the second focal length being comprised between 1.0 and 2.0 and the ratio between the first dimension and the second dimension being superior or equal to 2.

Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, a positive fourth lens unit and a rear lens group consisting of at least one lens unit. An interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. The rear lens group includes a negative N-th lens unit configured to move during focusing. The second lens unit and the third lens unit are configured to move during zooming. A focal length of the second lens unit, a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the fourth lens unit, a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at a wide angle end and a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at a telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power. In the zoom lens, an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, and the first lens unit is configured not to move for zooming. Further, a total length DT of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, a focal length fT of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, a distance BW of a back focus at a wide-angle end, a total length DW of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and a focal length f3 of the third lens unit are each appropriately set.

Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group, a stop, a positive second lens group, and a negative third lens group. The second lens group includes a negative lens and a positive lens. During focusing, the second lens group moves, and the third lens group does not move. Image blur correction is performed by moving the entire third lens group or a part of the third lens group in the direction intersecting the optical axis.

Abstract: The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element including a substantially transparent transducer configured to deform, and thus change at least one optical property of, the deformable optical element. At least a portion of the substantially transparent transducer may be positioned within a substantially transparent optical aperture of the optical lens assembly. Various head-mounted displays incorporating such an optical lens assembly, and methods of fabricating the same, are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical system is provided, including a light path adjustment module, an optical element driving module and a light flux adjustment module, The light path adjustment module is used for receiving light traveling in a first direction and adjusting the path of the light. The optical element driving module is used for receiving light. The light flux adjustment module is used for adjusting the light flux of the light, wherein the light flux adjustment module is disposed between the light path adjustment module and the optical element driving module.

Abstract: Compact folded lens systems are described that may be used in small form factor cameras. Lens systems are described that may include three lens elements with refractive power, with a light folding element such as a prism, located between a first lens element on the object side of the lens system and a second lens element, that redirects the light refracted from the first lens element from a first axis onto a second axis on which the other lens elements and a photosensor are arranged. The lens systems may include an aperture stop located behind the front vertex of the lens system, for example at the first lens element, and an optional infrared filter, for example located between the last lens element and a photosensor.

Abstract: A camera module includes a solid state lens that flexes, in response to electrical signals. A lens barrel holds the lens on the optical axis. A lens barrel holder holds the lens barrel above an image sensor. The lens barrel holder includes electrically conductive interconnects between a bottom and a top end of the lens barrel holder. The conductive interconnects are not exposed to an exterior of the lens barrel holder. The camera module includes two or more respective lower electrically conductive connections in proximity to the interconnects and connecting the electrically conductive interconnects to respective conductors for the one or more electrical signals. The camera module includes two or more upper conductive connections configured to electrically connect the solid state lens to respective ones of the two or more conductive interconnects.

Abstract: A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises a first negative lens group (G2) having a negative refractive power; and a second negative lens group (G4) disposed closer to an image than the first negative lens group (G2), wherein a distance between the first negative lens group (G2) and the second negative lens group (G4) changes during zooming, at least part of the first negative lens group (G2) is movable so as to have a displacement component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, at least part of the second negative lens group (G4) is movable along the optical axis during focusing, and the following conditional expression, 0.50<fGb/fGa<2.60 is satisfied, where, fGa: a focal length of the first negative lens group (G2), and fGb: a focal length of the second negative lens group (G4).

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group having positive power; a second lens group having negative power; a third lens group having positive power; a fourth lens group having negative power; a fifth lens group having positive power; and a sixth lens group having power. During zooming from wide angle extremity to telephoto extremity, the distance between respective lens groups changes. The fifth lens group is composed of at most two lens elements, at least one of which is a concave meniscus lens element having a convex surface facing the object side.

Abstract: Provided are an optical lens assembly and an electronic apparatus including the optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly includes a first lens group having positive refractive power, a stop, and a second lens group having positive refractive power that are arranged from an object side to an image side. The first lens group includes a first lens having negative refractive power and a meniscus shape convex toward the object side, a second lens having negative refractive power, and at least one other lens. The second lens group includes at least three lenses, and a lens of the second lens group closest to the image side has at least one inflection point.

Abstract: A projection optical system has a first optical system and a second optical system. The first and second optical systems are disposed in order from a demagnification side toward a magnification side. An intermediate image is formed between a demagnification-side imaging surface and a magnification-side imaging surface. The second optical system is an optical element having a first transmission surface, reflecting surface, and second transmission surface in order from the demagnification side toward the magnification side. The first transmission surface and reflecting surface are located at one side, and the second transmission surface is located at the other side with respect to the optical axis. The reflecting surface has a concavely curved surface shape. The second transmission surface has a convexly curved surface shape protruding toward the magnification side. The optical element has a first member and a second member different in refractive index.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a plurality of lens units, in which a distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming, a first aperture stop, and a second aperture stop disposed on an image side of the first aperture stop. An aperture diameter of the first aperture stop determines an F-number of the zoom lens at a wide-angle end. The plurality of lens units includes a negative lens unit having a negative refractive power that is disposed on the image side of the first aperture stop and on an object side of the second aperture. An aperture diameter of the second aperture stop changes during the zooming. The aperture diameter of the second aperture stop at the wide-angle end is larger than the aperture diameter of the second aperture stop at a telephoto end.

Abstract: A bimodal zoom lens includes three coaxially aligned lenses including a first lens, a third lens, and a second lens therebetween. The first lens is a negative lens, each of the second lens and the third lens is a positive lens. The three coaxially aligned lenses form (i) a first configuration when the second lens and the first lens are separated by an axial distance L11 and (ii) a second configuration when the second lens and the first lens are separated by an axial distance L12, which exceeds axial distance L11. The second configuration has a second effective focal length that exceeds a first effective focal length of the first configuration.

Abstract: Provided are an optical lens assembly and an electronic apparatus including the same, according to various embodiments. The optical lens assembly includes a bending portion including a reflection surface for reflecting light and at least one surface having a refractive power, and a plurality of lenses arranged between the bending portion and an image plane. Other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A zoom lens including, in order from an object side: a first positive lens unit; a second negative lens unit; a third positive lens unit; a fourth negative lens unit; and a fifth positive lens unit, wherein during zooming from a wide angle end, intervals between the adjacent lens units are changed in such a way that the second lens unit is configured to move from the object side to the image side and the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit are configured to move, and a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the fourth lens unit, a movement amount of the second lens unit during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, and a movement amount of the third lens unit during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a front-side lens unit, an intermediate lens unit, and a rear-side lens unit. The front-side lens unit includes a first front unit and a second front unit, and a distance between the first front unit and the second front unit is wider at a telephoto end than at a wide angle end. The intermediate lens unit includes a first intermediate unit and a second intermediate unit, and a distance between the first intermediate unit and the second intermediate unit is narrower at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. A distance between the second intermediate unit and a lens unit adjacent to the second intermediate unit varies. The second intermediate unit moves at the time of focusing, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.9?LTLT/LTLW?1.17??(1) 4.2?KMBT?20.0??(2).

Abstract: The objective optical system for an endoscope includes a negative front group, an aperture stop, and a positive rear group that are arranged in this order from an object side. The front group includes only a cemented lens in which a negative first lens, a negative second lens, and a positive third lens are cemented in this order from the object side, as a lens. The rear group includes only a cemented lens in which include a positive fourth lens, a positive fifth lens, and a negative sixth lens are cemented in this order from the object side, as a lens. Conditional expressions are satisfied.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for machining a part. Methods include generating a first spatial representation identifying a first orientation of a machining tool, and mechanically coupling an end effector to the part at a first position, the end effector including the machining tool and a coupling tool. Methods include generating a second spatial representation identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part, the first and second spatial representations being generated based on images captured by at least one imaging device and measurements from a plurality of sensors. Methods include identifying a plurality of differences that result from the coupling and that include a rotational distance and translational distance, the identifying being based on a comparison of a first image and a second image. Methods include adjusting the machining tool to return the machining tool to the first orientation at the first position.

Abstract: The objective optical system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. Focusing is carried out by moving the second lens group. The third lens group includes a positive lens and a cemented lens, and the cemented lens includes a positive lens and a negative lens. A first sub-unit includes a lens positioned on the object side of a predetermined air space and a second sub-lens group includes a lens positioned on an image side of the predetermined air space. The predetermined air space is the maximum air space among the air spaces in the third lens group.

Abstract: A variable focal length lens device includes: a lens system whose refractive index changes in accordance with an inputted drive signal; and a resonance-lock controller that locks the drive signal to a resonance frequency of the lens system. The resonance-lock controller tunes a frequency of the drive signal to a peak position of a voltage-current phase difference between a voltage of the drive signal and a drive current of the lens system, and raises or lowers the frequency of the drive signal in accordance with the drive current when the voltage-current phase difference changes.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens including a first lens element to an eighth lens element arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis is provided. The first lens element has positive refracting power. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side of the second lens element is an aspheric surface. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side of the third lens element is an aspheric surface. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side of the fourth lens element is an aspheric surface. The object-side surface and the image-side of the fifth lens element are both aspheric surfaces. The object-side surface and the image-side of the sixth lens element are both aspheric surfaces. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave.

Abstract: An optical system is provided and includes a fixed part, a first optical member holder, a second optical member holder and a first driving assembly. The first optical member holder is configured to hold a first optical member and is disposed over the fixed part. The second optical member holder is configured to hold a second optical member and is movably connected to the first optical member holder. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first optical member holder to move relative to the fixed part.

Abstract: A first optical group that forms an intermediate image and a second optical group that enlarges and projects the intermediate image formed by the first optical group satisfy a variety of conditions. Therefore, the overall length of the entire lens system of the projection system is reduced in a linear arrangement, or the distance between the first optical group and the second optical group is increased and an optical path deflector that deflects the optical path is disposed at the middle of the optical path between the first and second optical groups to fold the optical path.

Abstract: In the imaging optical system that consists of a first optical system and a second optical system in order from a magnified side, and has an intermediate image formed between the first optical system and the second optical system, a focus group moving during focusing is included between a most magnified side of the first optical system and a position at which a principal ray of light having a maximum angle of view and an optical axis of the first optical system intersect each other, and a predetermined conditional expression relating to the focus group is satisfied.

Abstract: A lens apparatus includes a fixed barrel, a first optical element, a rotary barrel configured to be rotated relative to the fixed barrel about an optical axis of the first optical element and move the first optical element; a contact member including rolling members respectively arranged at positions about the optical axis. The rolling members are in contact with the rotary barrel. The contact member is restricted in rotation relative to the fixed barrel about the optical axis. A pressing member presses the contact member toward the rotary barrel. A second optical element is different from the first optical element. An operation member is configured to be rotated relative to the fixed barrel about the optical axis and move the second optical element. A space, through which the operation member passes, is formed between two of the rolling elements in a circumference of the contact member.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel including a light-exiting side, and a birefringent structure disposed at the light-exiting side of the display panel. A plane of the birefringent structure is parallel to a plane of the display panel. When the display device is in a display stage, the birefringent structure and the display panel are configured with a relative rotation at a plane parallel to the plane of the birefringent structure.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a front unit having a negative refractive power; and a rear unit having a positive refractive power, which includes an aperture stop. The front unit includes a first negative refractive power lens, a second negative refractive power lens, and a third positive refractive power lens. The first lens is nearest to an object, and has a meniscus shape with a convex surface directed toward the object side, and the second lens is on an image side of the first lens, and has a meniscus shape with a convex surface directed toward the object side. The rear unit includes a first lens unit A and a second lens unit B, wherein when zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the front unit and the rear unit narrows, and a distance between the first lens unit A and the second lens unit B changes. The first lens unit A includes a first sub-lens unit having a positive refractive power, the aperture stop, and a second sub-lens unit.

Abstract: An objective lens for a still or film camera includes a first and second lens-element arrangement, and a wavefront manipulator. The first and second lens-element arrangement are spaced mutually apart along an optical axis of the lens such that an interstice is present therebetween. The wavefront manipulator is in the interstice and includes two optical components displaceable counter to one another, perpendicular to the optical axis, and which each include a free-form surface. The wavefront manipulator has a zero position, wherein the optical components do not cause any image aberrations in the imaging properties of the objective lens, and effective positions, wherein the optical components are displaced counter to one another, out of the zero position perpendicular to the optical axis, and wherein the optical components cause a spherical aberration in the imaging properties of the objective lens.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens having negative refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens, a fifth lens having negative refractive power, and a sixth lens. The third lens has a concave surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The fourth lens has a specific Abbe's number. The fifth lens has a specific Abbe's number.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit includes a positive lens, and the second lens unit includes a positive lens, and the following conditional expressions (1), (2), (3), and (4) are satisfied: ?0.015?Tp2G_min_p?0.015??(1), 70.3??d1G_max_p??(2), 1.76?nd2G_max_p?2.3??(3), and 0.3?|f2/f3|?0.9??(4).

Abstract: A zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power; a front-side lens group; an intermediate lens group having positive refractive power; and a rear-side lens group. The front-side lens group is composed of one or more lens groups and has a negative lens group. At least part of the intermediate lens group is a focusing lens group. The rear-side lens group is composed of one or more lens groups. Upon zooming, the first lens group and the intermediate lens group are moved with respect to an image surface, a distance between the first lens group and the front-side lens group is changed, and a distance between the intermediate lens group and the rear-side lens group is changed. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.000<?Fw<0.800 where ?Fw denotes a lateral magnification of the focusing lens group in the wide-angle end state.