Abstract

An objective lens includes a first lens unit constructed with a plurality of single lenses, having a negative power as a whole, and a second lens unit constructed with a plurality of single lenses, arranged on the object side of the first lens unit. Each of the first and second lens units is provided with air spaces between positive and negative lenses of different media and has at least one pair of lenses designed to satisfy all the following conditions when the parfocal distance of the objective lens is denoted by L (mm), an air apace by d (mm), the radius of curvature of a lens surface with a positive power opposite to the air space by Rp, and the radius of curvature of a lens surface with a negative power opposite to the air space by Rn, and in addition to the pair of lenses, the second lens unit has at least one single positive biconvex lens and at least one single positive meniscus lens, and thereby it becomes possible to correct chromatic aberration and to favorably obtain resolution corresponding to a high numerical aperture and a wavelength used:0.01<dd/L<0.010.88<Rp/Rn<1.14.